- Date
- February 4, 1993, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- CFZEXCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5861
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff run. Factors were the unfavorable winds and rough water.
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Aircraft control - not maintainedCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - water,roughFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot of the float equipped airplane stated that during the takeoff run a gust of wind lifted the left wing up and caused the right wing to hit the water. The airplane then nosed over. At the time of the accident, the winds were reported to be 15 gusting to 20 knots. Heavy rain and fog also existed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFZEX
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052277
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- North Coast Air
- Registered owner
- North Coast Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 5KE
- Destination
- CYPR · Prince Rupert
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5KE · Ketchikan Harbor Spb, runway 12, 5,000 × 300 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 815 total · 60 in this make and model · 210 as pilot in command · 131 in the last 90 days · 47 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KTN, 3 nm away