# Accident 20230618007869A: Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1, Anchorage, AK, June 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2023, 16:25 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1857° N, 149.9643° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1857&lon=-149.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5075T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5075T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1 (registry code 05612QU, https://openairdocs.org/model/buck-crawford-crawford-christavia-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCK/CRAWFORD/CRAWFORD CHRISTAVIA MK-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,096 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230618007869A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT LHD ON RUNWAY 32, A HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS EXPERIENCED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AILERON AND RUDDER INPUT WERE ADDED TO BRING AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD CENTERLINE RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING AND AILERON COMING IN CONTACT WITH RUNWAY LIGHTING. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, A CLIMB AND GO-AROUND WERE INITIATED AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 ANC23LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA043), Jun 18, 2023: Buck/Crawford/Crawford Christavia MK-1 (N5075T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a wing impacting a runway light.

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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