- Date
- June 21, 1989, 07:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8773QCessna U-206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890621016669A
- Case key
- 5115
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to conduct a proper pre-flight inspection and remove the tail mooring from the float plane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's over confidence in his personal ability.
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 accident report submitted by the flying club chief indicated that the pilot did not release the tail tiedown during his preflight inspection. It was attached to a 4X4 post in a concrete weight. During the attempted takeoff the airplane would not get on step. The takeoff was aborted. A second takeoff was attempted from the middle of the lake. During the takeoff the nose began to pitch up approaching a stall. The pilot pushed the yoke forward & the airplane settled back onto the water just prior to impact with the lake's departure end shoreline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8773Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603526
- Airframe hours
- 1,253
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- U.S. Air Force, doing business as Elmendorf Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Sherman W Bear
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 18, 1989 · 33 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 331 total · 2 in this make and model · 247 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.