Summary
On November 08, 2008, a Cessna 172M (N9099H) was involved in an incident near Girdwood, AK. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's decision to attempt to take off on a snow-covered runway. Contributing to the accident was the snow-covered runway.
The flight instructor was on an instructional flight with a student pilot under Title 14, CFR Part 91, and decided to land at a different airport prior to returning to the departure airport. He said while above the airport where he intended to land, he received a report from another pilot that there was 4-5 inches of snow on the runway. He made a successful soft-field landing, and said he taxied back to the threshold, and prepared to demonstrate a soft-field takeoff. The pilot said the airplane accelerated slowly, and did not reach rotation speed before running through the runway end markers. He said the airplane continued down an embankment and came to rest in a creek.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC09CA010. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9099H.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's decision to attempt to take off on a snow-covered runway. Contributing to the accident was the snow-covered runway.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
The flight instructor was on an instructional flight with a student pilot under Title 14, CFR Part 91, and decided to land at a different airport prior to returning to the departure airport. He said while above the airport where he intended to land, he received a report from another pilot that there was 4-5 inches of snow on the runway. He made a successful soft-field landing, and said he taxied back to the threshold, and prepared to demonstrate a soft-field takeoff. The pilot said the airplane accelerated slowly, and did not reach rotation speed before running through the runway end markers. He said the airplane continued down an embankment and came to rest in a creek. He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and that the airplane sustained damage to the wings and fuselage. In a written statement dated November 18, the pilot wrote that the accident could have been avoided by not landing on a runway with more than an inch of snow.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC09CA010