ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174393
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| Date: | Sunday 8 March 2015 |
| Time: | 11:59 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Toby Ashley |
| Registration: | N5348T |
| MSN: | 18-8009009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1290 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-a2b |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Mile 95 Parks Hwy, south of Talkeetna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna, AK (21AK) |
| Fairbanks, AK (pafa) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taking off in his tundra tire equipped airplane on a private, ice-covered, gravel runway. He stated that during the takeoff roll ruts in the ground caused him to lose control of the airplane. The airplane struck a snow berm and sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff from an icy surface in gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2015 00:48 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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