ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288939
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 August 2011 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7763K |
| MSN: | 20-586 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyonek, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tyonek, AK |
| Soldotna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that he was departing from a remote off-airport site, downhill and with a light and variable tailwind. Because the airplane was gettig closer to a hill at the end of the runway, the pilot said he pulled back on the elevators too soon to fly. Shortly after takeoff, he said that a tailwind gust kept the airplane from climbing, and the main landing gear wheels struck a hill at the departure end of the site. The airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The student pilot reported no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's decision to take off toward a hill with a gusting tailwind. Contributing was the pilot's premature rotation that prevented the airplane from climbing over the hill.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 1984 | N7763K | Private | 0 | Ester, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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