- Date
- June 16, 1991, 10:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Beluga, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1846PPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910616022229A
- Case key
- 5559
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use proper takeoff procedures. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind, and the rising terrain.
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 stated that just after takoeff, and just above the trees, the headwind changed to a tailwind and the airplane would not continue to climb and it impacted the trees. He further stated that he was taking off uphill, and he did not use full power for the takeoff and climb. He said after making a partial power run up, and the airplane started moving forward, he forgot to increase the power for the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1846P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-2628
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cecil P. Pugmire
- Registered owner
- David A. Bates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1990 · 47 hours before
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- NONE · Superior Strip, runway 18, 2,500 × 60 ft, gravel
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 50 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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 N1846P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.