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FAA accident report · Bnorm BN-2A · Kodiak, AK · September 23, 2004

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Date
September 23, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENEC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6522T
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04LA113
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total200 in this make and model330 in the last 90 days
N6522TRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2006 · Britten-Norman BN-2AS/N 136 · Built 1970Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2AEngine modelLycoming 0-540 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 September 23, 2004, about 11:00 Alaska daylight time, N6522T, a BN-2A airplane, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain while taking off from an unimproved Beech near hallow bay, Alaska, approximately 65 miles northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The aircraft was being operated under VFR and 14 CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The commercial rated pilot was operating the aircraft for homer air inc., in homer Alaska. There were 2 minor injuries (one was the pilot) and one serious injury. During a meeting with the pilot and the FAA iic on September 25, 2004, at the homer air inc. office in homer, Alaska, the pilot stated that before departing homer he called the lodge located near the Beech runway and requested the weather, the wind was reported out of the mw at 15, upon landing the pilot realized that the wind was increasing. After loading the aircraft the pilot realized that the wind had increased further. The pilot reported that the aircraft became airborne and was climbing out when it was hit by a gust that forced the left wing into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2004, ABOUT 11:00 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, N6522T, A BN-2A AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE TAKING OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED BEECH NEAR HALLOW BAY, ALASKA, APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES NORTHWEST OF KODIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VFR AND 14 CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR HOMER AIR INC., IN HOMER ALASKA. THERE WERE 2 MINOR INJURIES (ONE WAS THE PILOT) AND ONE SERIOUS INJURY. DURING A MEETING WITH THE PILOT AND THE FAA IIC ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2004, AT THE HOMER AIR INC. OFFICE IN HOMER, ALASKA, THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE DEPARTING HOMER HE CALLED THE LODGE LOCATED NEAR THE BEECH RUNWAY AND REQUESTED THE WEATHER, THE WIND WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE MW AT 15, UPON LANDING THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE WIND WAS INCREASING. AFTER LOADING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE WIND HAD INCREASED FURTHER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND WAS CLIMBING OUT WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A GUST THAT FORCED THE LEFT WING INTO THE GROUND.

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 ANC04LA113Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKodiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain during takeoff-initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were high…Sep 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6522T · 1

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

Accident 19981016029499ATakeoff Ground Roll · English Bay, AKAir taxi struck the wing tip of a parked Cessna acft,(.19) on October 16, 1998, at 1555 Alaska daylight time, a britten-norman BN-2A airplane, N6522T, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a parked airplane during takeoff roll from the English…Oct 16, 1998 · Substantial damage