ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178012
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 2015 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Flensburg Susan L |
| Registration: | N8761C |
| MSN: | 18-2848 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4406 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shannons Pond Seaplane Base (0Z3), Dillingham, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dillingham, AK (0Z3) |
| Dillingham, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal flight in the float-equipped airplane. The pilot reported that, after reaching the planned takeoff decision point, the airplane was not airborne, so he applied full flaps, and the airplane then immediately became airborne. The airplane climbed to about 40 ft above ground level, but it had insufficient airspeed to continue climbing and subsequently stalled. In an attempt to avoid impacting the trees ahead, the pilot initiated a left bank, and the airplane subsequently impacted a flat area of muskeg adjacent to the waterway. A postaccident engine examination revealed no mechanical anomalies or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot should not have continued the takeoff given that the airplane had not become airborne by the planned decision takeoff point.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to continue a takeoff even though the airplane was not airborne by the planned takeoff decision point.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8761C
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2015 22:59 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jul-2015 23:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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