What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot said while attempting to takeoff from a mountain ridge, the left main wheel entered a depression and he had to use harder than normal control forces to keep the airplane aligned with the takeoff path. When the airplane came out of the depression, it bounced into the air and because of the left quartering headwind, it came back down on the right main wheel and the right wing. The airplane then spun around clockwise about 180 degrees and hit on the nose, then the left wing. Both main landing gear boxes were torn out of the fuselage, which was also damaged. (.19)on September 2, 1993, at 2230 adt, the pilot of a wheel equipped Cessna 170 airplane, N2384D, lost control and dragged a wing while attempting to takeoff from a mountain ridge near the Wulik River, approximately 80 miles northwest of kotzebue, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured, and the airpalne was substantially damaged. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR part 91, was destined for another remote landing area located about 1 mile away from the accident site. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and a VFR fligth plan was filed. When th e pilot was contacted by telephone on September 7, 1993, he stated the following, in part: "during the takeoff roll, the left main wheel got into a depression and I had to use harder then normal control forces to keep the airplane aligned with the takeoff path. When the airplane came out of the depression, it bounced into the air and because of the left quartering headwind, it came back down on the right main whell and the right wing. The airplane then spun around clockwise about 180 degrees and hit on the nose, then the left wing. Both main landing gear boxes were torn out of the fuselage, amd the fuselage itself was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT SAID WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A MOUNTAIN RIDGE, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED A DEPRESSION AND HE HAD TO USE HARDER THAN NORMAL CONTROL FORCES TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH THE TAKEOFF PATH. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME OUT OF THE DEPRESSION, IT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND BECAUSE OF THE LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND, IT CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE THEN SPUN AROUND CLOCKWISE ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND HIT ON THE NOSE, THEN THE LEFT WING. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR BOXES WERE TORN OUT OF THE FUSELAGE, WHICH WAS ALSO DAMAGED. (.19)ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1993, AT 2230 ADT, THE PILOT OF A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 170 AIRPLANE, N2384D, LOST CONTROL AND DRAGGED A WING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A MOUNTAIN RIDGE NEAR THE WULIK RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF KOTZEBUE, ALASKA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPALNE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS DESTINED FOR ANOTHER REMOTE LANDING AREA LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED, AND A VFR FLIGTH PLAN WAS FILED. WHEN TH E PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1993, HE STATED THE FOLLOWING, IN PART: "DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL GOT INTO A DEPRESSION AND I HAD TO USE HARDER THEN NORMAL CONTROL FORCES TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH THE TAKEOFF PATH. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME OUT OF THE DEPRESSION, IT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND BECAUSE OF THE LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND, IT CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHELL AND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE THEN SPUN AROUND CLOCKWISE ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND HIT ON THE NOSE, THEN THE LEFT WING. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR BOXES WERE TORN OUT OF THE FUSELAGE, AMD THE FUSELAGE ITSELF WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.