- Date
- September 29, 1992, 12:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4891QCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920929044279A
- Case key
- 5820
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Probable cause
The pilots inadequate compensation for wind during initial climb. A factor relating to accident was the gusty wind condition.
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
Pilot overflew water landing area at remote location noting that high gusting winds were subsiding and the landing area was now suitable for operations. After landing and loading one pax and 225 lbs of cargo, he attempted water takeoff. On initial lift off, gusts forced aircraft back to water, however the pilot elected to continue the takeoff run. Becoming airborne a second time, the pilot lost control at 30 ft altitude and cartwheeled into the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4891Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503572
- Airframe hours
- 8,835
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Rodney Judy, doing business as Pacific Wing, Inc
- Registered owner
- Cole A. Rhoden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1992 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- Cascade Creek, AK
- Destination
- PSG · Petersburg, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,442 total · 1,194 in this make and model · 7,168 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.