# Accident 19980629015279A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, June 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1998, 21:22 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1600° N, 149.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1600&lon=-149.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5994Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5994Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629015279A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF LEFT SIDE RUNWAY AS POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF. UNABLE SHOW MEDICAL OR LICENSE.  P FACTOR NOT CONTROLLED.  (FROM .4)  THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DEPARTING A GRAVEL AIRSTRIP WITH THE INTENTIONS OF DOING A FEW TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS FOR PILOT PROFICIENCY PURPOSES.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ABOUT MIDFIELD OF THE 2200 FEET LONG AIRSTRIP.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT SAID, IN PART: 'I APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.  I JUST FORGOT TO TAKE MY FEET OFF THE BRAKE PEDALS.'  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AND RIGHT WING LIFT STRUT.                                            (-23) ON JUNE 29, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2122 HOURS ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18, AIRCRAFT N5994Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13, ON LAKE HOOD AIRSTRIP, ANCHORAGE, AK. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THEN NOSE ED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND RIGHT WING LEFT STRUTS. THE PILOT INDICATED THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTITES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA086), Jun 30, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N5994Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the takeoff roll, and subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N5994Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730904029039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029039A), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA18150 (N5994Z), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Continued flt. Gear collapse on subsequent ldg.

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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