- Date
- May 30, 1992, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lone Pine, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3349LCessna 185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920530019119A
- Case key
- 27644
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Probable cause
The pilot did not abort the takeoff in time to avoid the on ground collision with the fence and creek bank.
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
In his written statement, the pilot said he was taking off on the 1,800 foot airstrip and computed a takeoff distance of 1,600 feet. On takeoff roll, he said the airplane's engine was not developing the power it should have. He said the airplane went through a barbed wire fence and ending up impacting the opposite bank of a creek. He further stated, he made a judgement error in not picking a go, no go point and then aborting the takeoff, avoiding the fence and creek. A specific reason was not provided to substantiate the reported degradation of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3349L
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-1301
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph A. Johnson
- Registered owner
- Joseph A. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1992
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- L91 · Bakersfield, CA
- Airport
- NONE · Monache Meadows
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,739 total · 960 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.