- Date
- September 15, 1992, 17:26 local (Sep 16, 1992, 01:26 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1299CPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920915036689A
- Case key
- 5809
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the weather conditions for float plane operations and failed to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff run. Factors contributing to the accident were: high gusty winds, the pilot in command's lack of recent experience, and inadequate recurrent training.
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
Pilot attempted cross wind takeoff in high gusty winds from small residential lake. Witnesses reported aircraft to takeoff prematurely, roll 90 degrees, striking the water. The pilot lacked recent experience, 'having not flown in quite some time,' and did not have a current medical or biennial flight review.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1299C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-2512
- Airframe hours
- 5,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John P. Lambe
- Registered owner
- John P. Lambe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1992 · 69 hours before
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 30 knots, gusting 35
- Temperature
- 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.