- Date
- March 18, 1990, 13:02 local (17:02 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1220FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900318004589A
- Case key
- 41176
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the initial climb and did not adequately correct the situation prior to colliding with an object.
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
During an instructional flight, the pilot reported that a normal preflight was performed with no abnormalities noted. Just after lift off, the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and aileron control, however, the airplane continued to drift to the left and collided into a barge that was moored in a waterway that parallels the runway. The airplane sank in 35 feet of water. After the airplane was retrieved, and a post crash inspection was performed, there were no noted mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1220F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272975
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Gregory L Blanchfield
- Registered owner
- Michelle C. Castanedo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- JNU · Juneau, runway 26, 8,456 × 150 ft, water
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JNU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.