20051222030709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft F19 · Seward, AK · December 22, 2005

Date: December 22, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Seward, AK
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3615T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC06LA014
Reported as: Tcraft F19
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total61 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3615TRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2008 · Taylorcraft F19S/N F-068 · Built 1976 Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19 Engine modelContinental 0-200 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) The pilot was operating from a beach strip on montague island and had landed there on December 20, 2005, to retrieve hunting equipment from a previous trip. On December 22, 2005, the pilot took off to check weather conditions toward Seward, Alaska, returned to the beach strip and landed to load the aircraft. On departure, pilot failed to maintain directional control and the left wing contacted 20' trees, causing the aircraft to pivot to the left and crash. A post accident fire further damaged the aircraft. Amendment to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING FROM A BEACH STRIP ON MONTAGUE ISLAND AND HAD LANDED THERE ON DECEMBER 20, 2005, TO RETRIEVE HUNTING EQUIPMENT FROM A PREVIOUS TRIP. ON DECEMBER 22, 2005, THE PILOT TOOK OFF TO CHECK WEATHER CONDITIONS TOWARD SEWARD, ALASKA, RETURNED TO THE BEACH STRIP AND LANDED TO LOAD THE AIRCRAFT. ON DEPARTURE, PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED 20' TREES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE LEFT AND CRASH. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE FURTHER DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.

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 ANC06LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChenga Bay, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees, and subsequent collision with the ground.Dec 22, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3615T · 1

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

Accident 19800801032249AFinal Approach · Wasilla, AKStruck trees on final. Impacted ground off approach end of runway.Aug 1, 1980 · Substantial damage