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FAA accident report · Tcraft 19 · Salcha, AK · March 4, 2001

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Date
March 4, 2001 · 17:30 local
Place
Salcha, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N22N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA040
Reported as
Tcraft 19
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N22NRegistration cancelled Jun 6, 2002 · Taylorcraft 19S/N 4-13022 · Built 1950Airframe modelTaylorcraft 19Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 4, 2001 at about 1730 local fairbanks, Alaska time, mr shaffattempted to depart in a wheel equipped Tcraft 19-19 N22N, from his plowed ice strip on heartman lake. The strip was plowed 900 feet long and 18 feet wide. During the takeoff attempt, mr shaff felt the aircraft's indicated airspeed was unacceptable, and aborted the takeoff. The aircraft left the departure end of the runway, traveled up and over the lakes southern shore for approx. 125 feet and flipped over on its back. The aircraft received substantial damage. Mr shaff was the sole occupant on board the aircraft and did not receive any injuries. (.19) on March 4, 2001, about 1740 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft 19 airplane, N22N, sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff from a private airstrip about 2 1/2 miles southeast of Salcha, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on March 5, 2001, the pilot reported that he has a private airstrip at hartman lake. He flew to the lake earlier in the day to improve the snow-covered airstrip, and was departing when the accident occurred. The airstrip, oriented north/south, is 2,000 feet long, and 20 feet wide. The pilot said he began his takeoff roll toward the south, but the airplane had not become airborne by the time the airplane had traveled about two thirds of the airstrip's length. The pilot said he aborted the takeoff, but he could not stop the airplane before it went off the end of the airstrip into deep snow. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, the left wing lift strut, and the right wingtip. After the accdient, the pilot said he noticed a 5 to 7 mph tailwind from the northeast.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2001 AT ABOUT 1730 LOCAL FAIRBANKS, ALASKA TIME, MR SHAFFATTEMPTED TO DEPART IN A WHEEL EQUIPPED TCRAFT 19-19 N22N, FROM HIS PLOWED ICE STRIP ON HEARTMAN LAKE. THE STRIP WAS PLOWED 900 FEET LONG AND 18 FEET WIDE. DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, MR SHAFF FELT THE AIRCRAFT'S INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED UP AND OVER THE LAKES SOUTHERN SHORE FOR APPROX. 125 FEET AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR SHAFF WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. (.19) ON MARCH 4, 2001, ABOUT 1740 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED TAYLORCRAFT 19 AIRPLANE, N22N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 2 1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALCHA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON MARCH 5, 2001, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT HARTMAN LAKE. HE FLEW TO THE LAKE EARLIER IN THE DAY TO IMPROVE THE SNOW-COVERED AIRSTRIP, AND WAS DEPARTING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRSTRIP, ORIENTED NORTH/SOUTH, IS 2,000 FEET LONG, AND 20 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT SAID HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL TOWARD THE SOUTH, BUT THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE BY THE TIME THE AIRPLANE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE AIRSTRIP'S LENGTH. THE PILOT SAID HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP INTO DEEP SNOW. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE RUDDER, THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT, AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP. AFTER THE ACCDIENT, THE PILOT SAID HE NOTICED A 5 TO 7 MPH TAILWIND FROM THE NORTHEAST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalcha, AKThe pilot's failure to compensate for a tailwind during takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were a tailwind, and snow-covered terrain.Mar 4, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N22N · 1

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

Accident 19801204070939AUnauth Low Level Opns · Scottsville, VAFlew low over river to photograph a deer. Struck power line. Crashed inverted in river.Dec 4, 1980 · Reported as Tcraft BC12D485 · Substantial damage