ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362210
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1993 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Air Alaska |
| Registration: | N13147 |
| MSN: | 17262529 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5223 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kasigluk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Atmautluak, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY (17-35). SHE BEGAN A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 WITH 3 PASSENGERS ABOARD, USING SOFT FIELD PROCEDURES. RUNWAY 17 HAD A POSITIVE (UPSLOPE) GRADE OF 1% & THE FIRST 400 FEET OF THE RUNWAY WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SLUSH & PUDDLES. THE PILOT SAID SHE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN SHE BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DUE TO POOR BRAKING ACTION ON LOOSE GRAVEL, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRPLANE HIT A SNOW BERM ON THE STOPWAY ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END & WAS DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT FOR ALASKA CAUTIONED THAT THE KASIGLUK AIRPORT WAS UNATTENDED, THAT THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT MONITORED, AND THAT NO AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED DURING WINTER MONTHS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE SNOWBANK (BERM) ON THE OVERRUN (STOPWAY).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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