# NTSB ANC24LA055: Gippsland GA-8, N13AV, Tuntutuliak, AK, June 26, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 26, 2024, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Tuntutuliak, AK - Coordinates: 60.351108, -162.65461 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3511&lon=-162.6546&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 7 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/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194565 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA055 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194565/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194565 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA055 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after an encounter with a gusting wind, which resulted in a wing strike. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Gippsland GA-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3900102), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Gippsland GA-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3900102), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Gippsland GA-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=3900102), [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: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Gippsland GA-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=3900102), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Gippsland GA-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3900102), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during takeoff roll in gusting wind conditions she applied full power and the airplane veered slightly left. Then a gust of wind brought the nose up and the right wing contacted the ground, resulting in sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N13AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13AV), registered now, S/N GA8-03-028, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GIPPSLAND GA-8 - Registry model: [Gippsland GA-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/gippsland-ga-8) (registry code 3900102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: GA8-03-028 - Year built: 2003 - Airframe hours: 8767 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 135 - Operator: Grant Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Grant Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, June 21, 2024 - Destination: BET, Bethel, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: A61, Tuntutuliak, runway 02/20, 3,005 × 75 ft, gravel - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 7, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,087 total, 370 in this make and model, 976 as pilot in command, 121 in the last 90 days, 69 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 14 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.66 inHg - Observed at: ANA, 28 nm away - METAR: PANA 262156Z AUTO 11014G21KT 10SM OVC044 13/10 A2966 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP044 P0000 T01280100 TSNO ## 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 20240626020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240626020039A), Jun 26, 2024: Gippsland GA-8, Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was departing Tuntutuliak, Alaska in a gipps-GA-8 aircraft with six passengers onboard. The AWOS was out of service. The village agent estimated the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194565. 11.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 11.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17357900&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 497 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17344699&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-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. 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