ANC86LA140

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Iliamna, AK · August 30, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 29, 1986, 17:00 local (Aug 30, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
Place
Iliamna, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5227RCessna 182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
FAA report
19860829043509A
Case key
4726

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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 - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Aircraft handling - improperPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff - initial climb

Analysis

The pilot stated that he lost control of the aircraft; the aircraft stalled on takeoff and the aircraft struck the lake and rolled over on the gravel bar.

Aircraft

Registration
N5227R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18503023
Airframe hours
1,495
Engine
Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Charles A. Akers
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 20, 1986 · 12 hours before

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
47
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
2,075 total · 28 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 20 knots, gusting 30
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
4,500 ft overcast
Temperature
50 °F, dew point 37 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5227R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.