# Accident 20020902027039A: Cessna 185, Pattonbay, AK, September 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pattonbay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9250° N, 147.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9250&lon=-147.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9808X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9808X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902027039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GOING TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE INLAND AIRSTRIP TO THE BEACH STRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM THE INLAND AIRSTRIP, THE SOFT SAND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE TREES BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE AIRSTRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 35-40 FT WIDE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS A 6-8 MPH X-WIND, BUT HE DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A FACTOR AS THE TREES BLOCKED MOST WIND.

## 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 ANC02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA126), Sep 3, 2002: Cessna 185 (N9808X), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control of the airplane due to the failure of the pilot to correct for torque/P Factor during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was a wet grass surface.

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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