- Date
- September 6, 1988, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- September Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5369BCessna 182TD
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880906041339A
- Case key
- 5071
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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 202 hour private pilot was attempting to takeoff in a Cessna 182 converted to a conventional configuration (taildragger) from an off-airport site in rural Alaska. The pilot reported that a strong, gusty crosswind pushed the airplane off the intended track early in the takeoff roll. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane went down a small hill and received substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5369B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182TD
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33369
- Airframe hours
- 2,779
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dykema, Richard E.
- Registered owner
- Alaskan Peninsula Outfitlers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1988 · 82 hours before
- Destination
- 5NK · Naknek, 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 202 total · 145 in this make and model · 85 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.