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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Cove, OR · July 24, 2006

Date: July 24, 2006 · 07:55 local
Place: Cove, OR
Airport: Minam Lodge
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N477G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA176
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,100 total820 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Backcountry airport, grass covered and wet with dew plus has a bend (dog leg) in the runway about halfway down the departure path. As the aircraft came to the dog leg, it started a slide on the slick grass and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The pilot could not correct for the sliding of the wheels on the slick grass and the aircraft struck some small trees and brush on the edge of the runway. Damage was to both wings, and the nose of the aircraft. The only way into or out of this airstrip is by aircraft. FSDO inspectors did not travel to the scene due to the remote location.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BACKCOUNTRY AIRPORT, GRASS COVERED AND WET WITH DEW PLUS HAS A BEND (DOG LEG) IN THE RUNWAY ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE DEPARTURE PATH. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO THE DOG LEG, IT STARTED A SLIDE ON THE SLICK GRASS AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT FOR THE SLIDING OF THE WHEELS ON THE SLICK GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME SMALL TREES AND BRUSH ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO BOTH WINGS, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY WAY INTO OR OUT OF THIS AIRSTRIP IS BY AIRCRAFT. FSDO INSPECTORS DID NOT TRAVEL TO THE SCENE DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION.

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 SEA06CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCove, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors include wet grass and trees.Jul 24, 2006 · Substantial damage