Cessna 170A N515N

Summary

On 5 March 2004 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N515N was involved in an accident near North Pole, 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

5 March 2004 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Pole, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Bradley Sky Ranch (95Z)

Coordinates

64.7592, -147.3878

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N515N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Pole → Fort Yukon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC04LA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed response in initiating an aborted takeoff, which resulted in an overrun and collision with a snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot attempted to takeoff in his ski-equipped tailwheel airplane from a snow covered runway. He reported that the airplane didn't seem to accelerate as quickly as it normally did, which he attributed to the snow condition. The airplane lifted off and settled onto the runway three times before the pilot aborted the takeoff. He was unable to stop the airplane on the runway, and it ran off the end and collided with a snowbank, receiving substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot wrote in his report to the NTSB that the accident could have been prevented "by aborting the takeoff in a timely manner."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.