1 Oct 2012: CESSNA 182A — BLAKESLEE MARK C

1 Oct 2012: CESSNA 182A — BLAKESLEE MARK C

No fatalities • Port Lions, AK, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's decision to take off with ice- and snow-contaminated wings.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

Prior to departure the commercial pilot attempted to remove frozen contamination from the wings of the float equipped airplane, but some contamination remained. During the takeoff run, the airplane failed to become airborne before reaching the end of the lake. The airplane slid along a gravel spillway for several hundred feet, before nosing over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and fuselage. The pilot stated there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In the pilot’s written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board he noted that the accident might have been avoided if he had removed all the frozen contamination from the wing, or waited for above freezing temperatures.

Contributing factors

  • cause Airspeed — Not attained/maintained
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Decision related to condition

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 310/03kt, vis 10sm

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