# Accident 19961002030809A: Piper PA22150, Port Ashton, AK, October 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Port Ashton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9199° N, 159.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9199&lon=-159.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2821P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2821P-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF FROM ROUGH NARROW CLEARING. VEERED OFF CENTER DUE WINDSHEAR. COLLIDED WITH BRUSH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA003), Oct 3, 1996: Piper PA-22 (N2821P), Port Ashton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and wind gusts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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