19990805023699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Bettles, AK · August 5, 1999

Date
August 5, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Bettles, AK
Airport
Bettles
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IKDC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1931Q
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Incident #AL0199015, 08/05/99, N1931Q, CE-185F; on the takeoff run the aircraft failed to become airborne and the pilot attempted to abort the takeoff. The abort was initiated at a point that did not allow enough pond in which to get stopped. The aircraft ran out of the water and went up on to the shore. Privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted 3. There was a slight breeze (5 knots or less) that, from witness reports, changed to a tail wind during the takeoff attempt. The airman had passed a competency check ride 2 days before, so that was not in question. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INCIDENT #AL0199015, 08/05/99, N1931Q, CE-185F; ON THE TAKEOFF RUN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ABORT WAS INITIATED AT A POINT THAT DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH POND IN WHICH TO GET STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF THE WATER AND WENT UP ON TO THE SHORE. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 3. THERE WAS A SLIGHT BREEZE (5 KNOTS OR LESS) THAT, FROM WITNESS REPORTS, CHANGED TO A TAIL WIND DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. THE AIRMAN HAD PASSED A COMPETENCY CHECK RIDE 2 DAYS BEFORE, SO THAT WAS NOT IN QUESTION. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N1931Q · 1

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