# Accident 19891208057259A: Cessna 182C, Chakachamma Lak, AK, December 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chakachamma Lak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8849T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8849T-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208057259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED SKI TAKEOFF ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE STRUCK A SNOW DRIFT AND NOSED UP. DAMAGED BOTH WINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA028), Dec 8, 1989: Cessna 182 (N8849T), Chakachamna Lk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION OF THE TAKEOFF AREA BY THE PILOT, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE SOFT/SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8849T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900128001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128001219A), Jan 28, 1990: Cessna 182C (N8849T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel in pattern at destination. Landed in congested area. Hit powerlines and chain link fence.
- [Incident 19891008065789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008065789I), Oct 8, 1989: Cessna 182C (N8849T), Chakachamma Lak, AK. Engine blew cylinder. Forced landing south side of Chakachamma lake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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