ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361289
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| Date: | Friday 17 September 1993 |
| Time: | 17:47 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Ketchikan Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N84627 |
| MSN: | 18503150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11275 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ketchikan, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (5KE) |
| Thorne Bay, AK (KTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, AND JUST BEFORE REACHING TAKEOFF AIRSPEED, THE FLOATPLANE HIT A LARGE SWELL AND WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR. WHEN THE PLANE TOUCHED BACK DOWN ON THE WATER, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY HIT WITH ANOTHER LARGE SWELL. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND TAXIED BACK TO THE DOCK. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE COLLISION WITH THE WATER. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE LARGE SWELLS WHICH WERE CAUSED BY A NEARBY PASSING BOAT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. THE ROUGH WATER IN THE TAKEOFF AREA WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA184
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 16:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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