# NTSB ANC95LA120: Cessna 182, N2643F, Kenai, AK, July 29, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 1995, 19:50 local (Jul 29, 1995, 03:50 UTC) - Place: Kenai, AK - Coordinates: 60.659736, -150.900939 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6597&lon=-150.9009&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 14, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2699 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC95LA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2699/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA120 ## Probable cause FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE DUCK SHACK (BUILDING) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE CROSSWIND AND PROXIMITY OF THE BUILDING WERE RELATED FACTORS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis THE PILOT SELECTED A DIFFERENT TAKEOFF AREA BECAUSE OF THE SOFT AND WET CONDITION OF THE MAIN AIRSTRIP. THIS TAKEOFF PATH TOOK THE AIRPLANE CLOSE TO A SMALL WOODEN BUILDING (DUCK SHACK). THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A 10 TO 12 KNOT CROSSWIND. AS HE WAS TAKING OFF, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE DUCK SHACK, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED CESSNA 170 (N3474C). ## Factual narrative On July 28, 1995, at 1950 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N2643F, registered to and operated by the pilot, struck a small wooden building used as a duck shack and crashed into an unoccupied, parked airplane while taking off from the Lower Kustatan Airstrip, located near Kenai, Alaska. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, was departing the accident site and the destination was Palmer, Alaska. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The commercial certificated pilot and the two passengers aboard were not injured. The takeoff airplane and the parked airplane were both substantially damaged and the duck shack received minor damage. During a personal interview with the pilot on August 7, 1995, he stated that the normal takeoff area was softer than he expected and was covered with surface water. The actual condition of the airstrip was worse than what it appeared when observed from the air. The pilot walked the surrounding area to find another takeoff area. The strip he selected would cause his takeoff run to come close to a duck shack. He felt he had sufficient room to clear the duck shack. During the personal interview conducted with the pilot, he drew a diagram indicating his takeoff direction as easterly and the wind from the south at 10 to 12 knots. He started his takeoff run and his left wing struck the duck shack. The airplane veered to the left and crashed into a parked airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2643F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2643F), registered now, S/N 18256743, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256743 - Airframe hours: 4493 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert G. Ylvisaker - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 7, 1995, 7 hours before - Destination: PAQ, PALMER, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: Kustatan Airstrip, runway 9, 3,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,963 total, 374 in this make and model, 2,814 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 12 - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950728020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728020129A), Jul 28, 1995: Cessna 182J, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Takeoff area under water. Tried depart narrow area. Crosswind drifted. Wing hit shack veered into parked aircraft. ## Other investigations on N2643F (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN76DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE61), Apr 20, 1976: Cessna 182 (N2643F), Brush, CO, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.