Piper PA-18 N7099Y

Summary

On 27 September 2000 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7099Y was involved in an accident near Wasilla, 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

27 September 2000 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Seymour Lake Airstrip

Coordinates

61.5207, -149.5693

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N7099Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Lake Clark Pass

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC00LA130

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the presence of tall brush alongside the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he normally sets 10 degrees of flaps prior to takeoff. He stated that he applied full power, and then noticed he had not deployed the flaps. He indicated he removed his left hand from the throttle and reached down with his left hand for the flap handle. The right wing contacted brush along the narrow airstrip, and the airplane swerved to the right, into trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the fuselage. The pilot stated he lives nearby, and normally operates from this airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.