- Date
- August 22, 1992, 14:08 local (22:08 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N63805Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920822032739A
- Case key
- 5786
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, his improper compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
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
During the takeoff ground run the pilot lost directional control of the airplane, left the right side of the runway, and collided with the terrain. Before taxiing for takeoff, the pilot was told by the airport based fss that the winds were gusting in excess of 30 knots. The pilot elected to attempt to takeoff with the crosswind instead of using the intersecting runway, which was also available for use at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63805
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7809110
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leonard D. Dubay
- Registered owner
- Leonard D. Dubay
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1900
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ILI · Iliamna, runway 17, 4,800 × 150 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
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 943 total · 39 in this make and model · 760 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILI, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.