Cessna 180 N5316D

Summary

On 7 September 1999 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N5316D was involved in an accident near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 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

7 September 1999 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Shannons Pond (0Z3)

Coordinates

58.8202, -157.8600

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N5316D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shannons Pond → Tikchik Lakes

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC99LA134

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors associated with the accident were a short runway, and the pilot's failure to use available performance data.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The float equipped airplane was departing to the northeast on a 1,400 feet long seadrome. The pilot told the NTSB IIC that the winds were about four knots, and the water was lightly rippled. He said the fuel tanks were full, and that he could have managed his fuel load better. The estimated takeoff weight was 2,813 pounds. The maximum allowable takeoff weight was 2,820 pounds. The pilot said the airplane got 'on step' normally but did not lift off the water prior to striking the bank at the end of the lake. The Cessna 180A operator's handbook states the required water run for the takeoff conditions is 1,356 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.