ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287358
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Date: | Friday 21 September 2012 |
Time: | 08:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Alsworth Anthony R |
Registration: | N3802Z |
MSN: | 18-7535 |
Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5373 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Port Alsworth, Alaska -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Port Alsworth, AK |
Destination airport: | Port Alsworth, AK (PALJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was departing from a mountain ridgeline in gusting wind conditions. He said that he started the takeoff in what he estimated was a 5- to 10-knot headwind. At liftoff, a gust of wind raised the right wing, and the left wing struck the ground, which pivoted the airplane to the left. The airplane then continued over the ridgeline, traveled downhill, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. There were no reported preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions from an off-airport site, which resulted in a collision with terrain and a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC12CA110 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC12CA110
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