Cessna 185B N2550Z

Summary

On 5 March 2013 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 185B registered N2550Z, operated by Moroney Bruce J, was involved in an accident near Flat, 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 2013 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Flat, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.5436, -158.0972

Aircraft

Cessna 185B

Registration

N2550Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Moroney Bruce J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flat → Iditarod

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting, variable wind conditions during initial climb after takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, just after takeoff from the soft, snow-covered, frozen lake and while making a slight left turn, the airplane’s performance degraded and she could not maintain altitude. Subsequently, the airplane descended at the departure end of the lake, impacted snow-covered terrain, nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot described the wind conditions at the time of the accident as gusts to 20 knots and variable. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.