Cessna 172M N20109

Summary

On 15 December 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20109, operated by Flight Alaska Inc., was involved in an accident near Bethel, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

15 December 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bethel, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Bethel (BET)

Coordinates

60.7822, -161.8500

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N20109

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Alaska Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bethel → Napaskiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ANC14LA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported that, during the takeoff for the scheduled commuter flight, the airplane briefly became airborne but that it immediately settled back onto the runway. The pilot started to abort the takeoff, but he then realized that he did not have sufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane. He reapplied full power, but the airplane impacted the airport perimeter fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the engine was run on the airframe through various power settings without anomaly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.