- Date
- May 27, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGWaspair Tomcat
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39638
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Inadequate initial trainingCause
Lack of total experience in kind of aircraftCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that virtually calm wind conditions existed prior to takeoff to the south, the direction of the prevailing winds. At about 25 ft AGL, the ultralight encountered a strong northerly (tailwind) gust. The ultralight tumbled & struck the ground. This was the plt's first flt since recovering from injuries sustained 3/20/83 in a mishap involving an ultralight of the same make & model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Waspair Tomcat
- Category
- Ultralight
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Michael S. Lineker
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F