# Accident 20040722015019A: Piper J5A, Kotzebue, AK, July 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2004, 21:07 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8856° N, 162.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8856&lon=-162.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2364-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 69 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040722015019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 17 IN KOTZEBUE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT THEN INCREASED RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF. RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP. PILOT LATER DETERMINED THAT HE HAD BEEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKE WITH THE CORNER OF HIS SHOE AND WAS UNSURE IF HE EVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE RUDDER AT ALL. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE . A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES AND RUDDER REVEALED NO SIGNS OF DEFECT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC04CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA083), Jul 23, 2004: Piper J5A (N2364), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent use of the airplane's brakes during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N2364 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110526009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110526009879A), May 26, 2011: Piper J5A (N2364), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. On landing on runway 09 pilot stated he cleared trees at end of runway at 10 feet above runway aircraft pitched to right. He applied power full left rudder and…
- [Incident 20030816021829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021829I), Aug 16, 2003: Piper J5A (N2364), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was taxiing for takeoff on the Kotzebue airport. The airplane was taxiing with a tailwind and the pilot was the single occupant.…

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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