Cessna 185 N1613M

Summary

On 9 March 2003 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1613M was involved in an accident near Galena, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 March 2003 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Galena, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Galena (PAGA)

Coordinates

64.7333, -156.9333

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N1613M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galena → Unalakleet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03LA031

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the airplane to climb after takeoff which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing attempt.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that following an intersection departure, the airplane stopped climbing when it was about 50 feet above the runway. He said that the airplane's engine appeared to be producing full power, but the airplane still would not climb. As the airplane neared the end of the runway, the pilot closed the engine throttle in an effort to abort the takeoff, and land on the remaining runway. The airplane descended, and as the airplane's main landing gear struck the surface of the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane's left wing struck the runway, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, into an area of snow-covered terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. An FAA aviation safety inspector examined the airplane, and reported that no airframe or engine preaccident mechanical anomalies were discovered. The inspector reported that the propeller assembly had been removed prior to his arrival. Under the direction of the NTSB IIC, the propeller assembly was disassembled and inspected. No preimpact mechanical anomalies were noted during the examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.