# Accident 20090414046919A: Piper PA-14, Anchorage, AK, April 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2009, 19:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2136° N, 149.8439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2136&lon=-149.8439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4246H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090414046919A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 M.P.H, THE PILOT'S SEAT SLID REARWARD CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT  AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE RH WING AND RH ELEVATOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC09LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA032), Apr 15, 2009: Piper PA-14 (N4246H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the pilot's seat sliding back during takeoff as a result of maintenance personnel's incorrect installation of the seat's forward track…

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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