Accident · 2002-09-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-09-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185 (N9808X)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
A loss of directional control of the airplane due to the failure of the pilot to correct for torque/P Factor during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was a wet grass surface.
Source: NTSB case ANC02LA126Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.