# Accident 19930902052749A: Cessna 170B, Wulik River, AK, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 22:30 local time
- Place: Wulik River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2391° N, 161.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2391&lon=-161.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2384D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2384D-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,602 total, 140 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902052749A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ANC93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA168), Sep 3, 1993: Cessna 170B (N2384D), Wulik River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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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