What happened
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On 08/22/2024, a guide pilot with three passengers landed a 1959 Cessna 182B in katmai national park and preserve on a remote gravel airstrip near the confluence of takayofo and contact creeks for fishing. The airstrip is approximately 695' long and 10' wide. The airstrip runs approximately 300°/120° parallel to contact creek. The airstrip also bends slightly to the left on the 300° heading. At around 16:30 the pilot taxied to the turn-around at the east end of the strip. The passengers helped the pilot push the aircraft as FAR back as they could to ensure as much runway as possible. On the takeoff roll, the left main tire caught vegetation causing the aircraft to yaw to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the yaw but subsequently he lost control of the aircraft. The left elevator struck the ground and the aircraft skidded through the brush until it came to rest on its right side, nearly 90° perpendicular to and facing from, 100' to the left of, and approximately 90' past the end of the airstrip. The right-side door could not open. The pilot exited first, then the aft left passenger, then the front right passenger. The aft right passenger was assisted out of the aircraft last. All onboard had utilized safety restraints and were uninjured. The pilot contacted his brother at the lodge via satellite (GPS) texting/location device. The pilot’s brother arrived around 6 pm and made two trips to get everyone back to the lodge without further incident. Weight and balance data calculations were found within limits for an unaltered, Cessna 182B, by an FAA operations aviation safety inspector. Performance data for alterations to this aircraft is not available at this report’s filing.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/22/2024, A GUIDE PILOT WITH THREE PASSENGERS LANDED A 1959 CESSNA 182B IN KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE ON A REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF TAKAYOFO AND CONTACT CREEKS FOR FISHING. THE AIRSTRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 695' LONG AND 10' WIDE. THE AIRSTRIP RUNS APPROXIMATELY 300°/120° PARALLEL TO CONTACT CREEK. THE AIRSTRIP ALSO BENDS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT ON THE 300° HEADING. AT AROUND 16:30 THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE TURN-AROUND AT THE EAST END OF THE STRIP. THE PASSENGERS HELPED THE PILOT PUSH THE AIRCRAFT AS FAR BACK AS THEY COULD TO ENSURE AS MUCH RUNWAY AS POSSIBLE. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAUGHT VEGETATION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE YAW BUT SUBSEQUENTLY HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH THE BRUSH UNTIL IT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, NEARLY 90° PERPENDICULAR TO AND FACING FROM, 100' TO THE LEFT OF, AND APPROXIMATELY 90' PAST THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE RIGHT-SIDE DOOR COULD NOT OPEN. THE PILOT EXITED FIRST, THEN THE AFT LEFT PASSENGER, THEN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER. THE AFT RIGHT PASSENGER WAS ASSISTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT LAST. ALL ONBOARD HAD UTILIZED SAFETY RESTRAINTS AND WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS BROTHER AT THE LODGE VIA SATELLITE (GPS) TEXTING/LOCATION DEVICE. THE PILOT’S BROTHER ARRIVED AROUND 6 PM AND MADE TWO TRIPS TO GET EVERYONE BACK TO THE LODGE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA CALCULATIONS WERE FOUND WITHIN LIMITS FOR AN UNALTERED, CESSNA 182B, BY AN FAA OPERATIONS AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. PERFORMANCE DATA FOR ALTERATIONS TO THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS REPORT’S FILING.