ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370535
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 2000 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Coyote Air LLC. |
| Registration: | N4882P |
| MSN: | 18-7773 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | EKWOK, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| EKWOK, AK (KEK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot was departing a remote, tundra covered bench on an air taxi flight. During the takeoff roll toward the north, just as the airplane became airborne, the pilot said a strong wind from left front lifted the left wing. The right main landing gear tire and the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane pivoted to the right. The airplane then went over the edge of the bench and into a creek bed. The airplane received damage to the right wing, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot said the wind conditions were about 300 degrees at 15 knots, gusts to 25 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1993 | N4882P | Private | 0 | Fairbanks, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 11:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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