ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294536
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 2004 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3492C |
| MSN: | 26535 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Teller, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Teller, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot was departing toward the north from a gravel area along a remote creek. The takeoff area was oriented north/south, and was about 800 feet long, and about 100 feet wide. The pilot indicated the wind was variable, about 7 knots. About 25 feet after liftoff, the right main landing gear tire struck about a 2 foot high embankment. The airplane settled onto the gravel bar and came to a stop. The pilot said that an observer on the ground reported to him that the wind appeared to switch to a tailwind during the takeoff run. The airplane was retrieved from the scene by helicopter. The pilot of the helicopter reported that when he arrived at the scene, he observed the right main landing gear strut and tire lying in a small creek, separated from the fuselage, between what appeared to be the takeoff point, and the airplane's point of rest.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with an embankment during takeoff-initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident was the presence of a sand embankment, and a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04LA112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 February 1964 | N3492C | Non commercial | 0 | St. Joseph, Missouri | |
sub |
| 17 March 2010 | N3492C | Private | 0 | Anchorage, Alaska | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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