# Accident 20050122001029A: Piper PA19, Flat Lake, AK, January 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Flat Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5381° N, 149.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5381&lon=-149.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5417H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5417H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-19 (registry code 7101902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA19
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050122001029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOW BERN ON TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM SMALL CLEARED AREA OF FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. INITIAL STATEMENT TO INSPECTOR WHO WAS ON SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT BY THE PILOT SAID HE WAS THE ONLY ONE ONBOARD. BUT, THE INSPECTOR SAID THERE IS A WITNESS WHO SAW A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE ON THE LAKE FOR ITS TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA024), Jan 22, 2005: Piper PA-19 (N5417H), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff/landing/taxi area, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with a berm, a loss of control on the ground, and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors…

## Other reports on N5417H (1)

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

- [Accident 19890818030499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818030499A), Aug 18, 1989: Piper PA19 (N5417H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout from water runway. Struck tree, wires and curb,landing on street. Water in fuel.

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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