From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was taking off from a beach at fossil point in lake clark national park. Airman says he hit a bump and lost control during takeoff roll, and subsequently hit the only alder tree in the area with the left wing. This caused substantial damage to the wing, fuselage, and landing gear. Airman tried to use his delorme satellite device to reach his spouse to coordinate rescue, but the device did not work. Airman said he then had to use the "sos" function on the device as a last resort. This alerted the local law enforcement (Alaska state troopers) who initiated a rescue effort successfully. The aircraft was released by NTSB to be helicoptered to birchwood airport for repair.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A BEACH AT FOSSIL POINT IN LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK. AIRMAN SAYS HE HIT A BUMP AND LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE ONLY ALDER TREE IN THE AREA WITH THE LEFT WING. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, FUSELAGE, AND LANDING GEAR. AIRMAN TRIED TO USE HIS DELORME SATELLITE DEVICE TO REACH HIS SPOUSE TO COORDINATE RESCUE, BUT THE DEVICE DID NOT WORK. AIRMAN SAID HE THEN HAD TO USE THE "SOS" FUNCTION ON THE DEVICE AS A LAST RESORT. THIS ALERTED THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (ALASKA STATE TROOPERS) WHO INITIATED A RESCUE EFFORT SUCCESSFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY NTSB TO BE HELICOPTERED TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT FOR REPAIR.
Other reports on N9299D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.