- Date
- November 7, 1990, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Thorne Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9786PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19901107049129A
- Case key
- 5509
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Probable cause
The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.
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 aborted takeoff from a beach. The airplane struck a tree stump and nosed over. The airplane was reportedly heavily loaded at the time. Gusty and variable crosswinds of about 30 to 40 knots were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9786P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7609029
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Neil J. Trautman
- Departed
- NONE · Thorne Bay, AK
- Destination
- JUN · Juneau, AK
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,783 total · 1,458 in this make and model · 1,675 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °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 N9786P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.