- Date
- April 29, 1982, 22:04 local (Apr 30, 1982, 06:04 UTC)
- Place
- Birchwood, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N57617Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820429014029A
- Case key
- 69955
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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
After making one takeoff and landing, the pilot elected to do a short field takeoff. He held the brakes and applied full throttle. His right foot slipped off the right brake and the aircraft turned sharply to the left. During the turn, the aircraft went up on its right wing which resulted in substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57617
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187709125
- Airframe hours
- 448
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim L. Harkins
- Registered owner
- Jim L. Harkins
- Departed
- Z15 · Birchwood, AK
- Destination
- Z15 · Birchwood, AK
- Airport
- Z15 · Birchwood, runway 19, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 16 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
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 N57617 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.