- Date
- November 6, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Montague Island, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3311DCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19831106056649A
- Case key
- 4255
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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 acft ground looped during takeoff from a beach on montaque Island. The acft had been parked on the beach and the water had been over the landing gear due to the tide. The plt did not consider that the wet brakes would not be effective if needed. There was a 90 degree cross wind of 12 KTS for the takeoff. The plt lost control of the acft and a ground loop ensued on the wet sandy beach. Investigation revealed that the acft was EST to be loaded above the allowablegross wt and outside the CG range.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3311D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32109
- Airframe hours
- 3,005
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Mark Pendergrass
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Destination
- PAQ · Palmer, 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 812 total · 39 in this make and model · 695 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.