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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Port Lions, AK · September 30, 2012

Date
September 30, 2012 · 20:30 local
Place
Port Lions, AK
Airport
Port Lions
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2028G
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC12CA115
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,724 total1,295 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot attempted takeoff from shotgun lake. Aircraft could not produce enough air speed to lift off. Aircraft ran aground on floats and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHOTGUN LAKE. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH AIR SPEED TO LIFT OFF. AIRCRAFT RAN AGROUND ON FLOATS AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.