- Date
- December 8, 1989, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chakachamna Lk, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8849TCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19891208057259A
- Case key
- 5334
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Probable cause
Inadequate preflight preparation of the takeoff area by the pilot, and his attempt to take off on unsuitable terrain. The soft/snow covered terrain was considered to be a contributing factor.
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 acdnt occurred as the plt of the ski equipped acft was attempting to take off from an area of drifted snow on the south shore of Chakachamna lake. In a statement after the acdnt, the plt reported he was 'taxiing for takeoff and attempted takeoff, hit snow bank . . .' Subsequently, he lost control of the acft & it skidded to a stop on its nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8849T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52749
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fauser, Gene C.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Destination
- PAQ · Palmer, AK
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,565 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °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 N8849T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.