ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298829
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 2000 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Alaska-public Safety |
| Registration: | N7059 |
| MSN: | 18-8043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9684 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | QUINHAGAK, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (PAQH) |
| SAINT MARY'S , AK (KSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported he was attempting to depart to the northeast against the river current. The wind varied from 270 degrees to 320 degrees at 15 knots. He indicated that as the airplane reached flying speed, the wind shifted to a tailwind, and the airplane did not climb. The pilot stated he was unable to turn the airplane to follow the river, both floats struck the riverbank, and the airplane came to rest on the adjacent airport runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both float attach fittings, and the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the sudden windshift from a crosswind to a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00TA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 2012 | N7059 | State Of Alaska Department Of Public Safety | 0 | Frozen snow covered lake about 28 miles west of Paxon, AK | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 23:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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