- Date
- June 4, 1989, 16:50 local (Jun 5, 1989, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Glennallen, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52010Cessna 180-J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890604014199A
- Case key
- 5194
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Probable cause
Pilot used poor judgement and planning for his takeoff.
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
This private pilot took off from the water toward rising terrain, with strong gusty winds. He had about one mile takeoff distance available, yet was only about 60 feet above the water approaching the shoreline. The pilot stated that he encountered a downdraft that exceeded the airplanes climb capability, and crashed about 1/4 mile past the shoreline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52010
- Reported as
- Cessna 180-J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052439
- Airframe hours
- 1,628
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mahoney, Patrick
- Registered owner
- Cook Inlet Contracting Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1989 · 69 hours before
- Destination
- Eagle River, AK
- Airport
- Lake Louise, runway 18, 5,000 × 400 ft, water
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,350 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point -0 °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 N52010 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.