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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Hewitt Lake, AK · June 17, 2019

Date: June 17, 2019 · 06:00 local
Place: Hewitt Lake, AK
Airport: Hewitt Lake
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4427B
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA364
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 678 total646 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N4427BRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26771 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Monday the 17 June 2019 at 6:00 am ^christine^ was planing to depart the airstrip on Hewitt Lake to fly to willow. The airstrip veers to the left about the middle of the runway.

My ^christine^ husband ^martin wegscheider^ was on board.

^Christine^ pulled out from the parking spot, lined up, moved the plane forward to straitening out the tail wheel, made the engine run up, radio announcement for departure and east bound flight.

Powered up for take off.

Hit a hole. The airstrip was covered with grass so you could not see the hole. Plane was going to the right, tried to bring the plane to the left.

Didn't work ( ground was really soft, I checked tire marks afterward, bush wheel on the right side left tracks 1 inc. deep)

Was coming to FAR right, right wing hit a taler brush, turned the plane into the bushes.

Ground was softer then usual airman stated they should have stopped when they hit the hole.

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY THE 17 JUNE 2019 AT 6:00 AM ^CHRISTINE^ WAS PLANING TO DEPART THE AIRSTRIP ON HEWITT LAKE TO FLY TO WILLOW. THE AIRSTRIP VEERS TO THE LEFT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY.

MY ^CHRISTINE^ HUSBAND ^MARTIN WEGSCHEIDER^ WAS ON BOARD.

^CHRISTINE^ PULLED OUT FROM THE PARKING SPOT, LINED UP, MOVED THE PLANE FORWARD TO STRAITENING OUT THE TAIL WHEEL, MADE THE ENGINE RUN UP, RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DEPARTURE AND EAST BOUND FLIGHT.

POWERED UP FOR TAKE OFF.

HIT A HOLE. THE AIRSTRIP WAS COVERED WITH GRASS SO YOU COULD NOT SEE THE HOLE. PLANE WAS GOING TO THE RIGHT, TRIED TO BRING THE PLANE TO THE LEFT.

DIDN'T WORK ( GROUND WAS REALLY SOFT, I CHECKED TIRE MARKS AFTERWARD, BUSH WHEEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE LEFT TRACKS 1 INC. DEEP)

WAS COMING TO FAR RIGHT, RIGHT WING HIT A TALER BRUSH, TURNED THE PLANE INTO THE BUSHES.

GROUND WAS SOFTER THEN USUAL AIRMAN STATED THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN THEY HIT THE HOLE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA19CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHewitt Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.Jun 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4427B · 2

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