Piper PA-22 N2821P

Summary

On 3 October 1996 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2821P was involved in an accident near Port Ashton, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 October 1996 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Ashton, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

55.9199, -159.4891

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N2821P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC97LA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported he was attempting to take off from an off-airport site on a remote island. The takeoff area was surrounded by trees and brush, and the pilot said there was a right, quartering headwind from the northwest which he estimated as 10 to 15 knots, with higher gusts. Shortly after lift-off, the pilot said he lost control of the airplane and collided with adjoining brush. He said he was unaware if the wind suddenly quit, or if he was blown into the brush by a wind gust.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.