- Date
- September 11, 1988, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3539ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880911038999A
- Case key
- 5080
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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 plt rprtd that drg an aborted takeoff, the acft overran the departure end of the rwy & the left main gear failed. He said he misjudged the performance of the acft, & when he aborted, there was insufficient rwy remaining to stop. Also, he believed the hi density alt, soft rwy, gusty winds & upward sloping rwy contributed to the acdnt. The arpt elev was 2100 ft; the temp was about 65 deg. The plt rprtd the wind was from 080 deg at 10 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3539E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50398
- Airframe hours
- 6,249
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred Ensign
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1987 · 80 hours before
- Destination
- North Pole, AK
- Airport
- Goldking Mining
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 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 80 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N3539E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.