Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1 N5075T

Summary

On 18 June 2023 at about 00:25 local time, a Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1 registered N5075T was involved in an accident near Anchorage, 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

18 June 2023 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Hood Airport (LHD)

Coordinates

61.1857, -149.9644

Aircraft

Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1

Registration

N5075T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1993

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chugiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC23LA043

Nobody was injured.

The instructor pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a wing impacting a runway light.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he was conducting tailwheel training in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. During takeoff with a left crosswind, the instructor prompted the pilot receiving training to focus on keeping left aileron control input to compensate for the crosswind during departure. During the takeoff roll the flight instructor realized the airplane had drifted to the right side of the runway. He took control of the airplane, banked the airplane left, and added left rudder, and the left wing struck a runway light, resulting in substantial damage to the wing and aileron. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.