# NTSB ANC22LA060: Taylorcraft F21, N2005Z, Kenai, AK, July 15, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 14, 2022, 19:20 local (Jul 15, 2022, 03:20 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.151142, -152.57982
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1511&lon=-152.5798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105591/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA060

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate distance from a tree while landing.

## Findings

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

- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F21, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=8850906), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F21, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=8850906), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F21, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8850906), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a remote sandbar, the airplane’s left wing impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident may have been prevented if he would have stayed in the center of the landing area.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2005Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2005Z), registered now, S/N F-1018, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft F21](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21) (registry code 8850906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: F-1018
- Year built: 1982
- Airframe hours: 1797
- Engines: Lycooming O-235 L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kornstad Vern A
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2021
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PVT, Private
- Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 30, 2022; seat: left; flight hours: 319 total, 319 in this make and model, 234 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observed at: PASX, 51 nm away
- METAR: PASX 150156Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01720122

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105591. 4.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14439018&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20dms_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 120 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14581215&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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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