- Date
- May 23, 1982, 20:00 local (May 24, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Portage Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55038Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820523019549A
- Case key
- 72295
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he encounted a downdraft and the plane stalled and hit the ground during takeoff. The aircraft came to rest with a broken nose gear, bent propeller, broken engine mount, and a broken strobe light. An investigation revealed the wind was from the northwest at about 10 knots. Also, it was noted that the terrain around the airport was flat with no hills or rising terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55038
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325310
- Airframe hours
- 2,439
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dan Pauk
- Registered owner
- William Pauk
- Departed
- AK14 · Portage Creek, AK
- Destination
- Dillingham, AK
- Airport
- AK14 · Portage Creek, runway 3, 1,900 × 90 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 451 total · 114 in this make and model · 382 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55038 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.