# NTSB ANC24LA081: Cessna 182B, N2512G, King Salmon, AK, August 24, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 23, 2024, 17:00 local (Aug 24, 2024, 01:00 UTC) - Place: King Salmon, AK · creek - Coordinates: 58.183748, -156.22761 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1837&lon=-156.2276&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195008 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA081 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195008/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195008 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA081 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during takeoff from an unimproved gravel airstrip, the left main tire contacted soft dirt and vegetation. The pilot reported that the airplane was unable to accelerate, and it subsequently stalled shortly after becoming airborne, which resulted in an impact with tundra-covered terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and elevator. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2512G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2512G), registered now, S/N 51812, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51812 - Year built: 1959 - Airframe hours: 4352 - Engines: Continental O-470-50 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 2024 - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: Contact Creek Airstrip - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 30, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 20,830 total, 980 in this make and model, 14,980 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: AII, 37 nm away - METAR: PAII 240056Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM FEW012 BKN022 OVC036 12/08 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE2357 SLP130 T01170083 ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 12, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195008. 23.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 8 pages, 23.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18022329&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 366 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18022939&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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