Piper PA-22 N2601P

Summary

On 21 September 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2601P, operated by Dylan Honebrink, was involved in an accident near Seward, 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

21 September 2009 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Na (NA)

Coordinates

59.9375, -147.4981

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N2601P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dylan Honebrink

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seward → Seward

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA105

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in a loss of control and a nose over during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot and one passenger were taking off from a remote island beach in his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight when the accident occurred. The pilot related that as the airplane accelerated on the beach, the main landing gear wheels encountered soft sand, the airplane quickly slowed and then nosed over. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and that the accident could have been prevented if the airplane had larger tires, or if he had selected a firmer takeoff area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.