ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145619
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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 2012 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98568 |
| MSN: | 18787 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2093 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C65 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Private grass runway, South Canaan, Wayne County, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Canaan, PA (2PA3) |
| South Canaan, PA (2PA3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After flying passengers throughout the day, the pilot attempted to take off once again from the turf runway. However, during the last takeoff roll, the airplane was slow to accelerate, and the takeoff point was farther along the runway than usual. After the airplane became airborne, the pilot thought that it would not clear trees at the end of the runway, so he reduced power, lowered the nose, and applied left rudder to force the airplane back on the ground. The pilot subsequently thought that the airplane's left brake might have been binding because he had to use right rudder to maintain a straight track down the runway. However, no preexisting mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane. A carburetor probability icing chart revealed the probability of severe carburetor icing at idle power; however, the pilot stated that he had utilized carburetor heat while taxiing the airplane and had removed it just prior to takeoff. Neighbors, who did not see the airplane but did hear its engine rev up, noted rapid and intense wind shifts, similar to destructive winds they had seen once before in the area. The shifting winds then ceased shortly after the airplane's engine stopped making noise.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff during shifting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/man-suffers-head-injury-in-third-wayne-county-plane-crash-this-month-1.1314819
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=98568
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2012 23:16 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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