ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298461
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 2001 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Kurt Lepping |
| Registration: | N35962 |
| MSN: | U20602833 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Galena, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Galena, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was preparing to takeoff with a load of moose meat and a hunter from a remote gravel bar. He checked the performance tables for takeoff in the short takeoff and landing (STOL) modified airplane, and calculated he would need approximately 500 feet to takeoff. He estimated the length of the gravel bar as 600 feet. In his report to the NTSB, the pilot said a ground witness indicated the prevailing wind shifted from an 8 to 10 knot headwind into a 5 knot tailwind, just as the airplane became airborne at the end of the gravel bar. The pilot said he was unable to keep the airplane in the air, and it settled into the water at the edge of the gravel bar and nosed over. He noted in his report that the accident could have been prevented by: "Lighter loads and more of them. Closer attention to possible wind shear conditions."
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation for takeoff from an off-airport, short field site. Factors associated with the accident are a variable wind, and the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA147
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 18:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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