ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364076
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1992 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Markair Express |
| Registration: | N70076 |
| MSN: | 20700547 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8803 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Port Moller, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cold Bay, AK (CDB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 6 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER REDUCING THE POWER TO THE IDLE POSITION, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 2 INCHES OF CLEAR ICE AND THEN 2 MORE INCHES OF POWDERED SNOW. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause: THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY NOT SURVEYING THE SURFACE OF THE ENTIRE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92IA029
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1984 | N70076 | Wings Of Alaska | 0 | Juneau, AK | |
sub |
| 12 December 1988 | N70076 | Dick Nelson | 0 | Napaskiak, AK | |
sub |
| 18 November 1995 | N70076 | Mark Air Express | 0 | Aniak, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 09:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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