10 Dec 2019: Cessna 207 A — Grant Aviation Inc

10 Dec 2019: Cessna 207 A — Grant Aviation Inc

No fatalities • Kwigillingok, AK, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to depart from an ice-covered runway with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a ditch.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot reported that he was departing an ice-covered runway in a strong crosswind. After lining up on the runway, he added power and felt the airplane slide to the right. In an effort to correct, he applied left rudder and left brake to no avail. He reduced the engine power to idle and once again applied left rudder and left brake, but the airplane continued to slide. He subsequently pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. The airplane slid off the runway and impacted a ditch sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained
  • cause Effect on operation
  • cause Decision related to condition
  • cause Effect on operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 110/32kt, vis 10sm

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