ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358973
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1995 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Raymond Davis |
| Registration: | N91248 |
| MSN: | 18-8209014 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 885 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hope, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (5HO) |
| Anchorage, AK (MRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES ABOUT 30 TO 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID OTHER TREES AND THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WINGTIP. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT FROM THE RIGHT DURING TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE TREES BORDERING THE RUNWAY, AND A DOWNDRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA057
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1990 | N91248 | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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