The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous condition. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain conditions.
— NTSB Determination
The private pilot was departing from a remote airstrip in a tailwheel equipped airplane. He reported that on the day of the accident he had already completed three round trips from the accident airstrip, ferrying passengers and supplies. He stated that during the accident takeoff run, about one-quarter down the runway, the airplane's main wheels sank into about 10 inches of soft mud. The airplane then nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the wings, and rudder.
The private pilot was departing from a remote airstrip in a tailwheel equipped airplane. He reported that on the day of the accident he had already completed three round trips from the accident airstrip, ferrying passengers and supplies. He stated that during the accident takeoff run, about one-quarter down the…
The accident on 1998-09-18 involved a Cessna 180, registration N9407C, at Chalkitsik, AK.
The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous condition. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain conditions.
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