# Accident 20190616007159A: Piper PA-18-135, Fairbanks, June 16, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 16, 2019, 15:30 local time - Place: Fairbanks - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 64.9300° N, 148.8400° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9300&lon=-148.8400&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2765A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2765A-2020-09-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 9,702 total, 306 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA348) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190616007159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 GAA19CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA348), Jun 16, 2019: Piper PA18 (N2765A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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… ## Other reports on N2765A (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19931004037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004037669A), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA18135 (N2765A), Beaver, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed 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… - [Accident 19770619016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619016199A), Jun 19, 1977: Piper PA18135 (N2765A), Paxson, AK, Substantial damage 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. 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