Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to depart from an ice-covered runway with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a ditch.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was departing from an ice-covered runway with a strong crosswind. After lining up on the runway, he added power and felt the airplane slide right. To correct, he applied left rudder and left brake to no avail. He reduced the engine power to idle and again applied left rudder and left brake, but the airplane continued to slide. He subsequently pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. The airplane slid off the runway and impacted a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC20CA037 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 10, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Kwigillingok, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Kwigillingok (GGV)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 207
- N-number
- N9728M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1981
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
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