# NTSB ANC90LA069: Piper PA-18-150, N7591P, Goose Bay, AK, May 12, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 12, 1990, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 61.21957, -149.849777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2196&lon=-149.8498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90LA069
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5364/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA069

## Probable cause

LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE STUDENT PILOT BY PREMATURELY ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - aircraft control - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AND HAD ACCOMPLISHED 6 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND AND HE STARTED A LEFT TURN. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED INTO THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7591P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-7794
- Airframe hours: 2232
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mark A. Bucholz
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Z15, BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Destination: Z40, GOOSE BAY, AK
- Airport: Z40, Goose Bay, runway 25, 3,000 × 95 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 41 total, 8 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F

## 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 19900512015689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512015689A), May 12, 1990: Piper PA18150, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Veered after landing. Tried to go around by turning away from trees. Caught wing on ground and nosed into runway.

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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