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FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · October 7, 2000

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Date
October 7, 2000 · 06:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Lake Hood Spb
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9306C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA005
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,258 total294 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
N9306CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31704 · Built 1955Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that as he started a southeasterly takeoff run, using the southeast water line of lake Hood, the airplane's acceleration seemed slower than normal due to glassy water conditions. He also said that as he neared the end of the water lane, just before the airplane became airborne, he elected to abort the takeoff run. He said that after he closed the throttle, the airplane stayed up on the stop longer that he had anticipated, and subsequently struck the lakeshore, and a moored and unoccupied CE-185, N61473. (-23 additional narrative) pilot in command of N9306C was cleared for a southeast takeoff from lake Hood. Wind was reported variable less than 4 knots. Pilot in command reported that the lake had glassy conditions and when the aircraft was up on the step, the pilot in command attempted to bring one float out of the water but the aircraft did not seem to be accelerating and felt stuck to the water. Pilot in command decided to abort the takeoff. There was an orange marker closing the east-west waterlane and the pilot in command decided to try and make a right turn to avoid the shoreline. Aircraft ran up on shore and struck a parked Cessna 185 with its propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED A SOUTHEASTERLY TAKEOFF RUN, USING THE SOUTHEAST WATER LINE OF LAKE HOOD, THE AIRPLANE'S ACCELERATION SEEMED SLOWER THAN NORMAL DUE TO GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS. HE ALSO SAID THAT AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE WATER LANE, JUST BEFORE THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF RUN. HE SAID THAT AFTER HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE, THE AIRPLANE STAYED UP ON THE STOP LONGER THAT HE HAD ANTICIPATED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE LAKESHORE, AND A MOORED AND UNOCCUPIED CE-185, N61473. (-23 ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE) PILOT IN COMMAND OF N9306C WAS CLEARED FOR A SOUTHEAST TAKEOFF FROM LAKE HOOD. WIND WAS REPORTED VARIABLE LESS THAN 4 KNOTS. PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT THE LAKE HAD GLASSY CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS UP ON THE STEP, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO BRING ONE FLOAT OUT OF THE WATER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO BE ACCELERATING AND FELT STUCK TO THE WATER. PILOT IN COMMAND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THERE WAS AN ORANGE MARKER CLOSING THE EAST-WEST WATERLANE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO AVOID THE SHORELINE. AIRCRAFT RAN UP ON SHORE AND STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA 185 WITH ITS PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff run. A factor associated with the accident was glassy water conditions.Oct 8, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9306C · 1

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

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