Piper PA-18-150 N6195D

Summary

On 26 July 2005 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6195D was involved in an accident near Aleknagik, 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

26 July 2005 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Aleknagik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.2811, -158.5972

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N6195D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aleknagik → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05CA108

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident are the gusty crosswind, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported he was taking off in a gusty crosswind, when a gust of wind blew the airplane to the right shortly after liftoff. He said he elected to abort the landing, and the airplane touched down on the far right side of the runway, where the right wing struck a small tree. The airplane was pulled to the right, off the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane received structural damage to the left and right wings, and the left aileron. The pilot said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.