# Accident 20210306001099A: Piper PA-20, Anchorage, AK, March 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2021, 14:06 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2121° N, 149.8525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2121&lon=-149.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7054K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7054K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (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-20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306001099A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 ANC21LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA021), Mar 6, 2021: Piper PA-20 (N7054K), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.