ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223340
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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 2018 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Kanakanak Fisheries Inc. |
| Registration: | N1423P |
| MSN: | 1423 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vashon, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vashon, WA (2S1) |
| Vashon, WA (2S1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, his right foot inadvertently applied pressure to both rudder pedals during the takeoff roll. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and the left wing struck a tree. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the right wingtip struck the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, elevator, and rudder.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll due to his right foot inadvertently applying pressure to both rudder pedals.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 20:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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