ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285937
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| Date: | Saturday 21 June 2008 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5408Y |
| MSN: | 18-8171 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3986 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Skwentna, AK |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing from a remote airstrip that was about 2,000 feet long, and about 40 feet wide. He indicated that the center of the airstrip was gravel, with 8 inch-high grass along the edges. He said that during the takeoff roll and after the tailwheel came up, the airplane pulled to the right, possibly due to the right main landing gear encountering the grass edge. The airplane lifted off to about 15 feet while drifting to the right, and the right wingtip struck trees that were along the edge of the airstrip.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and liftoff, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC08LA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 1984 | N5408Y | Mark D Haneberg | 0 | Bear Creek, AK | |
sub |
| 28 March 2002 | N5408Y | Private | 0 | Chickaloon, Alaska | |
sub |
| 11 June 2005 | N5408Y | Charles | 0 | Pamler, Alaska | |
sub |
| 19 August 2016 | N5408Y | 0 | Palmer, Alaska | |
sub | |
| 23 September 2019 | N5408Y | Northland Hangars Llc | 0 | Skwentna, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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