THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE ALL THE FROST FROM THE AIRPLANE AND EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE AIRPLANE.
— NTSB Determination
DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND THE WINGS ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND CRASHED INTO THE SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINGS BUT HE BRUSHED IT OFF. EXAMINATION OF THE WING'S UPPER SURFACE REVEALED THAT FROST REMAINED ON THE UPPER SURFACE. EXAMINATION OF THE CARGO, AIRPLANE, AND FUEL INFORMATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE WEIGHED 3700 POUNDS. THE CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 3600 POUNDS.
DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND THE WINGS ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND CRASHED INTO THE SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINGS BUT HE BRUSHED IT OFF. EXAMINATION OF THE WING'S UPPER SURFACE REVEALED THAT FROST REMAINED ON THE UPPER SURFACE.…
The accident on 1992-04-02 involved a Cessna U206G, registration N9909Z, operated by Bering Air, Inc., at Kotzebue, AK.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE ALL THE FROST FROM THE AIRPLANE AND EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE AIRPLANE.
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