# Accident 20070718014889A: Lkheed 382G, Mcgrath, AK, July 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2007, 21:02 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LR7A
- Location: 62.9922° N, 156.5253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9922&lon=-156.5253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 382G-44K-30 (registry code 526414Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382g-44k-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D22A (registry code 03006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d22a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 382G
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D22A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 5,042 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070718014889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK TAIL DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION FROM A REMOTE ALASKA MINING STRIP. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. INSPECTION UPON LANDING REVEALED AN APPROXIMATELY TWO FOOT TEAR IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIN, JUST IN FRONT OF THE TAIL SKID-PLATE. A SUBSEQUENT SURVEY OF THE STRIP REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST PASSED OVER A SLIGHT RISE IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE (APPROXIMATELY TWO FOOT ELEVATION GAIN IN 100 FEET HORIZONTAL DISTANCE) WHEN ROTATION WAS INITIATED, THEREBY DECREASING TAIL CLEARANCE AND ALLOWING IT TO SLIGHTLY CONTACT THE SURFACE MOMENTARILY. THE CREW (PILOT, COPILOT, FLIGHT ENGINEER AND A LOADMASTER) DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING TAKEOFF OR ROTATION. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE SLIGHT RISE IN THE RUNWAY AND/OR POSSIBLE ROTATION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT CAUSED CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND RESULTANT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A PRE-OPERATION STRIP CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE COMPANY) PRIOR TO OPERATING INTO THIS REMOTE RUNWAY. DOCUMENTATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY RISE OR DIP IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE NEAR THE POINT OF ROTATION.

## 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 ANC07LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA067), Jul 19, 2007: Lockheed 382G-44K-30 (N401LC), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive rotation of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in dragging the tail on the runway and substantial damage.

## Other reports on N401LC (2)

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

- [Accident 20160212002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212002039A), Feb 12, 2016: Lockheed 382G-44K-30 (N401LC), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed bethel AK, en route to elmendorf afb AK, pilot declared emergency after a rapid decompression indication. Pilot requested and was cleared to…
- [Accident 20010702017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702017079A), Jul 2, 2001: Lkheed 382G (N401LC), Minchumina, AK, No damage. (-23) Captain was landing on a 4,200 feet long, 90 feet wide, gravel runway. The runway had a number of frost-heaves that had developed during the past winter.…

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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