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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Fairbanks · June 16, 2019

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Date
June 16, 2019 · 15:30 local
Place
Fairbanks
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2765A
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA348
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,702 total306 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N2765ARegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2020 · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-1824 · Built 1952Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Date of incident: 16 June 2019

Mishap location: minto flats approximately 25 miles west of Fairbanks

Mishap aircraft 2765A

Mishap instructor: mark burley # 2320275 (mip)

Mishap student: jeremy wilson (msp)

Mishap narrative:

Mishap sortie was the second instructional sortie for the msp. The mishap sortie was briefed to be flown from Fairbanks (pafa) to the minto lakes area. Items briefed were a review of normal procedures, glassy water takeoffs and landings, rough water takeoff and landings and confined space procedures. Preflight was completed and sortie departed approximately 1415L. Preflight weather and notmas were checked using foreflight. Weather was VMC with light winds. Takeoff and departure, using trsa services was normal. The next two landings were glassy water landings with small inputs from the mip, followed by two rough water landings with inputs from the mip. The mishap flight then departed to the west approximately 3 miles to practice confined space landings on a slough. The mip pilot showed the msp where he wanted him to land. The landing was executed to a step taxi to the FAR end of the slough, with small instructor inputs. The aircraft was turned around on the slough using displacement taxi. Pre-takeoff checks were completed and the msp began the takeoff. The beginning of the takeoff was normal. The aircraft rolled onto the ?step? And began accelerating. Just prior to liftoff the msp made a rather abrupt attempt to rotate the aircraft out of the water, prior to flying speed, aggressively digging the heals of the floats into the water slowing the mishap aircraft significantly. The mip took control of the aircraft and pushed the aircraft back onto the step. Shortly after that point the instructor decided that there was insufficient water remaining to make a successful takeoff. The mip retarded the throttle to idle and aborted the takeoff. The mishap aircraft contacted land just as it was coming off the step, sliding through the wet grass until it hit a small mound with the left float. This lifted up the left wing enough for the right wingtip to contract the ground damaging the right wing. The aircraft was shut down and secured. No injuries were sustained to msp or mip.

As the FAA filed it

DATE OF INCIDENT: 16 JUNE 2019

MISHAP LOCATION: MINTO FLATS APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES WEST OF FAIRBANKS

MISHAP AIRCRAFT 2765A

MISHAP INSTRUCTOR: MARK BURLEY # 2320275 (MIP)

MISHAP STUDENT: JEREMY WILSON (MSP)

MISHAP NARRATIVE:

MISHAP SORTIE WAS THE SECOND INSTRUCTIONAL SORTIE FOR THE MSP. THE MISHAP SORTIE WAS BRIEFED TO BE FLOWN FROM FAIRBANKS (PAFA) TO THE MINTO LAKES AREA. ITEMS BRIEFED WERE A REVIEW OF NORMAL PROCEDURES, GLASSY WATER TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, ROUGH WATER TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AND CONFINED SPACE PROCEDURES. PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND SORTIE DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 1415L. PREFLIGHT WEATHER AND NOTMAS WERE CHECKED USING FOREFLIGHT. WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS. TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE, USING TRSA SERVICES WAS NORMAL. THE NEXT TWO LANDINGS WERE GLASSY WATER LANDINGS WITH SMALL INPUTS FROM THE MIP, FOLLOWED BY TWO ROUGH WATER LANDINGS WITH INPUTS FROM THE MIP. THE MISHAP FLIGHT THEN DEPARTED TO THE WEST APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO PRACTICE CONFINED SPACE LANDINGS ON A SLOUGH. THE MIP PILOT SHOWED THE MSP WHERE HE WANTED HIM TO LAND. THE LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A STEP TAXI TO THE FAR END OF THE SLOUGH, WITH SMALL INSTRUCTOR INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED AROUND ON THE SLOUGH USING DISPLACEMENT TAXI. PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE MSP BEGAN THE TAKEOFF. THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO THE ?STEP? AND BEGAN ACCELERATING. JUST PRIOR TO LIFTOFF THE MSP MADE A RATHER ABRUPT ATTEMPT TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WATER, PRIOR TO FLYING SPEED, AGGRESSIVELY DIGGING THE HEALS OF THE FLOATS INTO THE WATER SLOWING THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MIP TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE STEP. SHORTLY AFTER THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT WATER REMAINING TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF. THE MIP RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT CONTACTED LAND JUST AS IT WAS COMING OFF THE STEP, SLIDING THROUGH THE WET GRASS UNTIL IT HIT A SMALL MOUND WITH THE LEFT FLOAT. THIS LIFTED UP THE LEFT WING ENOUGH FOR THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO CONTRACT THE GROUND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO MSP OR MIP.

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 GAA19CA348Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot receiving instruction's premature pitch control input during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.Jun 16, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2765A · 2

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

Accident 19931004037669ABeaver, AKCrashed on landing. (-4)the pilot attempted a go-around in a tail wind with the carburetor heat selected. The degraded engine power limited climb performance out of ground effect and the airplane struck the terrain about 600 feet beyond the touchdown point.Oct 4, 1993 · Substantial damageAccident 19770619016199ATakeoff Ground Roll · Paxson, AKJun 19, 1977 · Substantial damage