# Accident 20200911018819A: Piper PA-18-150, Mccarthy, AK, September 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2020, 19:15 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3360° N, 142.6820° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3360&lon=-142.6820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200911018819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF DOWNHILL TOWARD THE EAST. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT HIT A BUMP AND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE PRIOR TO NORMAL LIFT OFF SPEED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS SPEED THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS RUDDER OR FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS AND ANGLED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TOWARD THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE BRUSH AND TREES WHILE AIRBORNE AND CAME TO REST IN THE TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

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## 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 ANC20CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA096), Sep 12, 2020: Piper PA18 (N416RK), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N416RK (1)

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

- [Accident 20230830016839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830016839A), Aug 30, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N416RK), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. On 8/30/2023 at approximately 1400AKDT, the pilot of landed the PA-18-150 at a remote landing area known as peavine. After touchdown the pilot stated he…

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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