ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293100
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 2005 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | James Knopke |
| Registration: | N1907A |
| MSN: | 18-1741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was departing to the north, and downhill, from a one-way landing area, about 2,000 feet msl. The area, oriented north/south, was about 400 feet long, and about 15 feet wide. The pilot indicated that he began the takeoff roll with one notch of flaps selected. The airplane lifted off and climbed to about 40 feet agl. He reported that due to what he believed to be a tailwind, the tail of the airplane felt as if it was pushed downward, raising the nose of the airplane. He lowered the nose to prevent a stall, and began raising the flaps. The airplane collided with spruce trees about 200 yards from the takeoff area, and received damage to the landing gear, stabilizer, both wings and wing lift struts.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA139
History of this aircraft
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| 22 March 2023 | N1907A | Private | 0 | near Umatilla, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 16:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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