- Date
- September 30, 1989, 17:45 local (Oct 1, 1989, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kiana Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N83381Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890930039979A
- Case key
- 5274
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot, and the premature lift-off. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable wind condition and the pilot's self-induced pressure.
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 private pilot/hunting guide reported that he was anxious to relocate a hunter before the close of hunting season. He said that he was attempting to take off from a remote, 900' gravel strip. The pilot said that shortly after becoming airborne, the wind shifted from a headwind to a tailwind, and that a gust of wind pushed the tail down. He elected to abort the take off, but was unable to stop the airplane before running off the end of the strip and striking a stump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83381
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7609111
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Garlon Or Joyce Keen
- Airport
- NONE · Gravel Strip, runway 18, 900 × 20 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °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 N83381 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.