# Accident 20010304003079A: Tcraft 19, Salcha, AK, March 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4250° N, 146.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4250&lon=-146.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22N-2002-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft 19 (registry code 8850902, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304003079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA040), Mar 4, 2001: Taylorcraft 19 (N22N), Salcha, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N22N (1)

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

- [Accident 19801204070939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204070939A), Dec 4, 1980: Tcraft BC12D485 (N22N), Scottsville, VA, Substantial damage. Flew low over river to photograph a deer. Struck power line. Crashed inverted in river.

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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