# NTSB ANC22LA010: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, N108J, Kenai, AK, November 30, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 29, 2021, 15:00 local (Nov 30, 2021, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.636564, -151.30359 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6366&lon=-151.3036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104343/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA010

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3640103), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3640103), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=3640103), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=3640103), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=3640103), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during takeoff, he applied full right rudder and “lightly” applied the right brake as he advanced the engine power to about 30%. The airplane began to veer left, and he reduced the engine power to idle. Subsequently, the airplane continued to veer left, exited the runway, and came to rest in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N108J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108J), registered now, S/N 39, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1
- Registry model: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (registry code 3640103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 39
- Year built: 2003
- Airframe hours: 2468
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 L1C5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 135
- Operator: Alaska West Air, Inc.
- Registered owner: Kustatan Leasing LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 8, 2021
- Destination: PABG, Beluga, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: PVT, Salamatof Airpark, runway 34, 2,700 × 60 ft, snow
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 19, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 13,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 13,778 as pilot in command, 170 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 19 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature: 16 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 29.24 inHg
- Observed at: PAEN, 4 nm away
- METAR: PAEN 292353Z 02019G24KT 3SM -SN BR OVC011 M09/M11 A2924 RMK AO2 PK WND 03028/2336 SLP903 P0000 60000 T10891111 11089 21128 58047

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20211129020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211129020159A), Nov 29, 2021: Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1, Nikiski, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 18, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104343. 5.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13136752&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Accident pictures (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 900 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13137695&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Pictures-Rel.pdf

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.

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