# NTSB ANC89LA125: Cessna T210N, N6539N, Golovin, AK, July 19, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1989, 20:37 local (Jul 19, 1989, 04:37 UTC)
- Place: Golovin, AK
- Coordinates: 64.709579, -164.620559 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7096&lon=-164.6206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC89LA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5227/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA125

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS SELECTION OF THE TAXIWAY (WRONG RUNWAY) FOR TAKEOFF.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  THE PILOT'S PHYSICAL CONDITION (FATIGUE), HIS SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue(flight and ground schedule), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fatigue(lack of sleep), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - drizzle/mist (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - seat belt - not used, passenger
  - shoulder harness - not used, passenger
  - shoulder harness - not used, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PLT MISTOOK THE TWY FOR THE RWY & BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ON THE TWY. WHEN HE REALIZED HIS ERROR, HIS SPEED WAS TOO FAST TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN ONTO THE RWY OR STOP & TOO SLOW TO FLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE 8 PERSONS ABOARD THE 6-PLACE ACFT. THE 2 EXTRA PERSONS WERE NOT USING SEAT BELTS. ONE (A 10 YR OLD BOY) WAS SITTING BETWEEN THE 2 FRONT SEATS WITHOUT A BELT & ANOTHER (A 10 YR OLD GIRL) WAS SITTING ON THE LAP OF ANOTHER PASSENGER. ALSO, SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE AVAILABLE FOR 2 FRONT SEAT PAX, BUT THEY WERE NOT USING THEM. THE PLT HAD BEEN ON AN IRREGULAR SCHEDULE & HAD VERY LITTLE SLEEP IN THE PRECEDING 2 OR 3 DAYS. ALSO, HE WAS RPRTD TO BE UNDER PRESSURE TO RETURN TO NOME TO RESUME A RECORD SETTING AROUND-THE-WORLD FLT INVOLVING HIS 11 YEAR OLD SON. THE TWY ANGLED TO THE APCH END OF RWY 2 FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. THE WIND WAS RPRTD TO BE VARIABLE FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6539N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063095
- Airframe hours: 3275
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 295 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aliengena, Gary A.
- Registered owner: Riteway Leasing Co., Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 3, 1989, 145 hours before
- Destination: OME, NOME, AK
- Airport: GLV, Golovin, runway 2, 2,720 × 60 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1,460 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 900 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890718023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718023069A), Jul 18, 1989: Cessna T210N, Golovin, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff on a ramp and taxiway by mistake, crashed in tundra. Seven on board, two without seat belts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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