- Date
- January 6, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Togiak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4924ECessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4247
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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
According to the plt, he was assisted by a wing walker while taxiing to the takeoff position. The wind had been increasing steadily during his stop & it changed direction as he arrived at the takeoff position. As he turned the acft into position on rwy 27, the right wing raised unexpectedly. The plt added power in an attempt to correct the situation & takeoff; however, he was unable to control the acft. It tipped onto the left wing, struck a dirt bank, then cartwheeled & came to rest on its landing gear about 200 ft from where the occurrence began. The plt stated that he had the passenger fasten her single strap shoulder harness prior to taxiing. However, as they reached the takeoff point, she had removed it, complaning that it was uncomfortable. When the plane began to roll, the plt tried to protect her & slid from under his own shoulder harness. He felt that if she had kept her shoulder harness on, neither of them would have been injured. He reported the wind was variable 230 to 290 deg at 35 gusting 55 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4924E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503909
- Airframe hours
- 2,450
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Armstrong Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 24, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Destination
- DLG · Dillingham
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- TOG · Togiak, runway 27, 987 × 80 ft, gravel
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 35 knots, gusting 55
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F
Other investigations on N4924E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.