Pilot Debrief

FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA 2C1 near Cold Bay, AK — 2015-07-24

Final reportANC15LA057
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Date
2015-07-24
Location
Cold Bay, AK, USA
Airport
26AK
Aircraft
FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA 2C1
Registration
N798
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Takeoff roll

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from surrounding terrain during the takeoff sequence, which resulted in the airplane contacting the terrain, prematurely becoming airborne, and subsequently entering an aerodynamic stall.

NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that, during a local public flight, he attempted to take off from an unimproved airstrip that included a dogleg right turn. About 100 ft after making the required turn, the pilot realized that he had not corrected enough to the right to get lined up with the straight portion of the takeoff area and that the airplane was drifting left. His failure to maintain adequate distance from surrounding terrain resulted in the airplane contacting a 5-ft-high berm, inadvertently becoming airborne, and entering an aerodynamic stall. The airplane subsequently impacted the tundra in a left-wing-down attitude, bounced, and then came to rest about 180 degrees from the takeoff heading.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have corrected alignment before becoming airborne.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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