ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369230
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1989 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9024C |
| MSN: | 31072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2435 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wrangell, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH AND UNEVEN FROZEN RIVER IN THE SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE INTO WINDS OF 20 KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS. AS THE ACFT REACHED A SPEED OF APRX 35 KTS, A GUST OF WIND, COMBINED WITH THE ACFT BOUNCING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, TIPPED THE ACFT, CAUSING THE WING TO DRAG AND THE ACFT TO CARTWHEEL.
Probable Cause: THE PLT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING TAKEOFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS AND GUSTING WINDS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA047
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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