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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Anchorage, AK · March 6, 2021

Date: March 6, 2021 · 14:06 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7054K
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC21LA021
Reported as: Piper PA-20
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total25 in this make and model

N7054KRegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 20-161 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-20 Engine 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.

privacy data omittedThe pilot took off on runway 16 with the wind out of the north for a down wind take off. The wind lifted the tail wheel into the air moving the airplane to the right. Pilot made the correction to the left over corrected and hit a snow bank on the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 16 WITH THE WIND OUT OF THE NORTH FOR A DOWN WIND TAKE OFF. THE WIND LIFTED THE TAIL WHEEL INTO THE AIR MOVING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT. PILOT MADE THE CORRECTION TO THE LEFT OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ANC21LA021Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.Mar 6, 2021 · Substantial damage