- Date
- January 31, 1985, 13:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place
- Unalakleet, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N410WRCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850131002779A
- Case key
- 4463
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Removal of control/gust lock(s) - not performedCause
Directional control - not possible
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank
Analysis
Acft veered to the left and contacted a snowbank during the takeoff ground roll. Inspection revealed plt failed to remove the rudder gust lock before takeoff was attempted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N410WR
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 04472
- Airframe hours
- 5,021
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Ryan Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 1, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- UNK · Unalakleet, AK
- Destination
- SKI · Shaktoolik, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- UNK · Unalakleet, runway 32, 6,000 × 170 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 600 in this make and model · 4,200 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 27.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.