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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Naknek, AK · October 23, 2005

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Date
October 23, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place
Naknek, AK
Airport
Naknek
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6832A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC06CA006
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total450 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N6832ARegistration cancelled May 5, 2007 · Cessna 172S/N 28932 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot attempted an uphill takeoff on a 1,950 foot long runway. Pilot indicated to NTSB that airplane had been contaminated by frost but he had polished the upper wing surfaces smooth with a broom prior to takeoff. The airplane failed to climb sufficiently to avoid impacting vegetation at the end of the runway. Damage to wings, fuselage, and engine was sustained. Attempts to contact the pilot by telephone have been unsuccessful. This report will be amended when we have interviewed the pilot. (-23 amendment) the pilot attempted a calm wind, uphill, takeoff on a 1,950 foot long runway in an aircraft loaded close to max gross takeoff weight. The incline was slight and there was no wind. The pilot stated that the airplane had been contaminated by frost but he had polished the upper wing surfaces smooth with a broom prior to takeoff. The airplane flew in ground effect but failed to climb sufficiently to avoid impacting vegetation at the end of the runway. Damage to wings, fuselage, and engine was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN UPHILL TAKEOFF ON A 1,950 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. PILOT INDICATED TO NTSB THAT AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED BY FROST BUT HE HAD POLISHED THE UPPER WING SURFACES SMOOTH WITH A BROOM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID IMPACTING VEGETATION AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND ENGINE WAS SUSTAINED. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT BY TELEPHONE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN WE HAVE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A CALM WIND, UPHILL, TAKEOFF ON A 1,950 FOOT LONG RUNWAY IN AN AIRCRAFT LOADED CLOSE TO MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. THE INCLINE WAS SLIGHT AND THERE WAS NO WIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED BY FROST BUT HE HAD POLISHED THE UPPER WING SURFACES SMOOTH WITH A BROOM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT BUT FAILED TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID IMPACTING VEGETATION AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND ENGINE WAS SUSTAINED.

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 ANC06CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNaknek, AKThe pilot's inadequate removal of frost from the wings, and his failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's delayed aborted…Oct 23, 2005 · Substantial damage