- Date
- November 11, 1991, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Moose Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6742ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19911111051979A
- Case key
- 5674
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature lift-off, causing the airplane to settle back to the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of directional control after settling back on the runway, due to his visibility being restricted by frost on the windshield.
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 private pilot stated that he got the airplane off prematurely, then it settled back to the ground. The airplane then left the runway and ran into the trees. The pilot said he could not see the edge of the runway because of frost on the inside of the windshield.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6742A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28842
- Airframe hours
- 3,965
- Engine
- Continental O-300B, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jaffa, Bruce E.
- Registered owner
- Jaffa, Bruce E.
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1991 · 580 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Moose Pass, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- NONE · Moose Pass, runway 33, 930 × 60 ft, snow
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, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 41 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.