GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA067
Data Source |
NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE |
NTSB Report Nbr |
ANC00LA067 |
Event Id |
20001212X21140 |
Local Date |
06/10/2000 |
Local Time |
2200 |
State |
AK |
Event Type |
ACCIDENT |
Injury Severity |
NONE |
Record Status |
FINAL |
Mid Air Collision |
NO |
Event Location |
OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP |
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete |
NOT PERTINENT |
Basic Weather Conditions |
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND |
Light Condition |
DAY |
Cloud Condition |
CLEAR |
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Cloud Type |
NONE |
Visibility RVR (ft) |
0 |
Visibility RVV (sm) |
0 |
Visibility (sm) |
40 |
Wind Direction (deg) |
90 |
Wind Condition Flag |
U |
Wind Speed (knots) |
3 |
Wind Condition Indicated |
Unknown |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation |
PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION |
Registration Number |
N95250 |
Aircraft Make |
TAYLORCRAFT |
Aircraft Model |
BC12 |
Aircraft Series |
D |
Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
Aircraft Fire |
NONE |
Aircraft Explosion |
NONE |
Aircraft Type |
AIRPLANE |
Aircraft Homebuilt |
UNKNOWN |
Phase of Flight |
TAKEOFF |
Aircraft Use |
PERSONAL |
Flight Plan Filed |
NONE |
Operator Name |
|
Operator Doing Business As |
|
Owner Name |
WADE P. HART |
Number of Seats |
2 |
Number of Engines |
1 |
ELT Installed |
YES |
ELT Operated |
YES |
Departure Airport Id |
NIN |
Departure City |
|
Departure State |
ALASKA |
Last Departure Point |
YES |
Destination Airport Id |
SXQ |
Destination City |
SOLDOTNA |
Destination State |
ALASKA |
Runway Id |
0 |
Air Carrier Operating Certificates |
NO |
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates |
UNKNOWN |
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate |
UNKNOWN |
Cert Max Gross Wgt |
1200 |
ENGINE INFORMATION
Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer
| Continental |
Engine Model
| A75 |
Engine Horsepower
| 75 |
Engine Thrust
| LBS |
Carb/Injection
| CARBURETOR |
INJURY INFORMATION
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
None |
Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1 ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - ROLL/RUN
Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
1 |
2 |
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL |
NOT MAINTAINED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
CAUSE |
2 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
ROUGH/UNEVEN |
|
FACTOR |
Occurrence #2 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB
Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
3 |
2 |
LIFT-OFF |
PREMATURE |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
|
Occurrence #3 NOSE OVER
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB
Events Sequence for Occurrence #3 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
4 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
SOFT |
|
FACTOR |
AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
On June 10, 2000, about 2200 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft BC12-D airplane, N95250, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a remote site, about 15 miles northeast of Ninilchik, Alaska, at latitude 60 degrees, 01 minutes north, and longitude 151 degrees, 35 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The certificated private pilot, and the one passenger aboard, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1900, at the Soldotna Airport, Soldotna, Alaska.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on June 10, the pilot reported that he was attempting a westerly departure from a 600 feet long remote airstrip. He said that during the takeoff run, the airplane veered to the left of the narrow airstrip. He added that upon rotation, the main wheels hit a series of soft bumps, and the airplane became airborne before a safe flying speed could be reached. He said that the airplane continued to fly beyond the end of the airstrip, and then settled. The main wheels contacted soft tundra, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot noted in his written report to the NTSB that wind conditions at the time of the accident were from 090 degrees, at 3 knots.
AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT
The certificated private pilot, with one passenger aboard, was attempting a westerly departure from a 600 feet long remote airstrip. During the takeoff run, the airplane veered to the left of the narrow airstrip. Upon rotation, the main wheels hit a series of soft bumps, and the airplane became airborne before a safe flying speed could be reached. The airplane continued to fly beyond the end of the airstrip, and then settled. The main wheels contacted soft tundra, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot noted in his written report to the NTSB that wind conditions at the time of the accident were from 090 degrees, at 3 knots.
AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off run. Factors associated with the accident were rough/uneven, soft terrain.
END REPORT