- Date
- September 28, 1983, 16:00 local (Sep 29, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N185JSCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830928052499A
- Case key
- 4178
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during takeoff rotation, which occurred at 44 KTS the aircraft began a slow turn to the left apparently a torque stall, causing a wing stall and the left wing struck the ice. The pilot aborted the takeoff and the right float struck a mud bank. The aircraft was equipped with a robertson stol kit and the owner's manual indicates takeoff performance at 59 deg f of 1090 feet and 32 KTS IAS using robertson's recommended technique.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N185JS
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502504
- Airframe hours
- 725
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph W. Sheehan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 8, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,071 total · 3,071 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 25 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.