# Accident 20211129020159A: Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1, Nikiski, AK, November 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCWC
- Location: 60.6366° N, 151.3036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6366&lon=-151.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (registry code 3640103, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211129020159A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, N108J, A FOUND AIRCRAFT CANADA, INC. FBA-2C1, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA010), Nov 30, 2021: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (N108J), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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