ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38403
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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 2000 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8162C |
| MSN: | 18-3618 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4884 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Akhiok, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Akhiok, AK |
| Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport, AK (ADQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 26, 2000, about 1550 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18A airplane, N8162C, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a small lake, about 12 miles east of Akhiok, Alaska, located on Kodiak Island, at latitude 56 degrees, 51.063 minutes north, and longitude 153 degrees, 50.648 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The operator of the airplane was the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
A private certificated pilot was departing a small lake at the conclusion of a deer hunting trip. An Alaska State Trooper/Pilot was flying over the area of the lake, conducting an aerial game patrol. He saw the float-equipped accident airplane taxiing in a southwest direction from the northeast shoreline of the lake. The lake has an hourglass shape, with the narrow portion of the lake located about 1/3 of the way from the southwest end of the lake, and has shallow water at the narrowest point. The wind was blowing from the northeast about 5 to 10 knots, and 4 to 5 inch waves were building against the southwestern shore. The trooper said he expected the airplane to taxi to the southwest, and then depart toward the northeast. When the airplane did not become airborne, the trooper returned to the area of the lake. He saw the airplane resting against the southwest shore, having collided with a small bluff along the shore. The lake was too small for the trooper airplane to land, and search and rescue personnel responded in a helicopter. The lake was measured by GPS equipment and found to be 760 feet long. An on-scene examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact malfunction of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and inadequate evaluation of weather conditions. Factors in the accident were a tailwind, and a short runway/landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001226X45469&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 July 1998 | N8162C | Private | 0 | Kodiak, AK | |
sub |
| 10 June 2000 | N8162C | Private | 0 | KODIAK, Alaska | |
sub |
Images:
Photo: USCG photo by LT. Eric Gandee.
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Mar-2017 10:49 | harro | Updated [Operator, Photo, ] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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