# Accident 20200327003079A: Selby George P SPORTSMAN 2+2, Wasilla, AK, March 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6242° N, 149.6486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6242&lon=-149.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Selby George P SPORTSMAN 2+2 (registry code 9570341, https://openairdocs.org/model/selby-george-p-sportsman-2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SELBY GEORGE P SPORTSMAN 2+2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327003079A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27TH,2020,N5045X OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT.THE LANDING GEAR,FUSELAGE AND WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC20CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA039), Mar 27, 2020: Wag-Aero Sportsman 2+2 (N5045X), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from an icy ski strip in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.

## Other reports on N5045X (1)

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

- [Accident 19960803020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020769A), Aug 3, 1996: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N5045X), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Float plane departed lake veered on climbout avoiding plane climbout from adjacent strip. Stalled into trees.

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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