- Date
- May 27, 1991, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Egegik, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2775ECessna 172-N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910527017359A
- Case key
- 5547
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the high winds.
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 pilot stated that during an attempted takeoff, he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane then exited the runway. The wind was reported as 15 to 20 knots, at a heading of 100 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2775E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172-N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271316
- Airframe hours
- 1,626
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glenn Gustafson
- Registered owner
- Glenn Gustafson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1991 · 6 hours before
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Z03 · Egegik, runway 14, 2,000 × 40 ft, gravel
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 7 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °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.