# Accident 20051023030049A: Cessna 172, Naknek, AK, October 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Naknek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7328° N, 157.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7328&lon=-157.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6832A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6832A-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051023030049A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC06CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA006), Oct 23, 2005: Cessna 172 (N6832A), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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