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FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Sinclair Island, WA · July 19, 2003

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Date
July 19, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place
Sinclair Island, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFHMY
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
372 total5 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) On July 19, 2003, about 1500 pacific standard time, a Cessna 185F, cfhmy, registered to albert brust of edmonton, alberta, Canada attempted take-off from a Private grass strip (approximately 2000') on the north end of Sinclair Island, Washington. Approximately 100 meters into take-off roll the aircraft tail drifted approximately fifteen degrees to the left, the aircraft continued veering right until contacting and stopping at a barbed wire fence and six by six wood post. The barbed wire fence sliced through the right underwing causing a tear from front of the underwing straight back through the underwing and tearing the skin of the right aileron. The wood post caused substantial damage to the right stabilizer and right elevator, causing skin damage and damage to the aircraft structure within the left outboard stabilizer area. The aircraft owner, (alfred brust) was a passenger on the attempted take-off. In a telephone interview with the aircraft owner, Mr. Brust indicated he believed the pilot did not properly control the aircraft during take-off roll. Operated under part 91.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 19, 2003, ABOUT 1500 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 185F, CFHMY, REGISTERED TO ALBERT BRUST OF EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (APPROXIMATELY 2000') ON THE NORTH END OF SINCLAIR ISLAND, WASHINGTON. APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS INTO TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT TAIL DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN DEGREES TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING RIGHT UNTIL CONTACTING AND STOPPING AT A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND SIX BY SIX WOOD POST. THE BARBED WIRE FENCE SLICED THROUGH THE RIGHT UNDERWING CAUSING A TEAR FROM FRONT OF THE UNDERWING STRAIGHT BACK THROUGH THE UNDERWING AND TEARING THE SKIN OF THE RIGHT AILERON. THE WOOD POST CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR, CAUSING SKIN DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WITHIN THE LEFT OUTBOARD STABILIZER AREA. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, (ALFRED BRUST) WAS A PASSENGER ON THE ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, MR. BRUST INDICATED HE BELIEVED THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL. OPERATED UNDER PART 91.