# NTSB ANC00LA087: Cessna 182, N9013G, New Stuyahok, AK, July 2, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 2, 2000, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: New Stuyahok, AK - Coordinates: 59.490581, -157.289016 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4906&lon=-157.2890&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 49694 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49694/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA087 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with weather, takeoff - roll/run - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis The certificated private pilot was departing to the northeast in a float equipped airplane. During the down river takeoff run, the winds increased to 15 or 20 knots out of the southeast, and the airplane veered to the left. As the pilot applied right rudder to correct the veer, the right wing lifted, and both floats struck the left-hand side of the riverbank. The airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 2, 2000, about 1230 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N9013G, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a remote river site, about 1 mile south of New Stuyahok, Alaska, at latitude 59 degrees, 26 minutes north, and longitude 157 degrees, 19 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on July 11, the pilot reported that as he started the northeasterly, down river takeoff run, the winds increased to 15 or 20 knots out of the southeast, and the airplane veered to the left. He said that as he applied right rudder to correct the veer, the right wing lifted, and both floats struck the left-hand side of the riverbank. The airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9013G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9013G-2002-11-08), registration cancelled 2002-11-08, S/N 182-61314 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18261314 - Airframe hours: 2233 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John S. Murray - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 27, 2000, 10 hours before - Destination: FAI, FAIRBANKS, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,050 total, 306 in this make and model, 1,993 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 135° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 63 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000702042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702042649A), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna 182, New Stuyahok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while on his takeoff roll from the nashagak river, at rotation speed, a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.