ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359362
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1995 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9CR |
| MSN: | 18502321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2016 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mccall, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wilbur, WA (2S8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORMATION TAKEOFF WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OBSERVED TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFT OFF FROM THE SAME RUNWAY AT THE SAME TIME. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE PREMATURELY LIFTED OFF AT AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. IT IMPACTED SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE REPORTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF DURING THE TAKEOFF, LEADING TO AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A FORMATION TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA045
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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