ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356934
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1996 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Glasair Sportsman 2+2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5045X |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 181 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wasilla, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was taking off from a private lake in his float-equipped amateur-built experimental airplane. Shortly after lift-off, he saw another airplane departing a private airstrip near the opposing shoreline. The pilot said a collision was not imminent, but he elected to skid the airplane to the left to provide better separation. He said he was unable to recover from the skid, and the airplane quit flying, subsequently colliding with trees near the shore.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's low altitude skidding maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA113
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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