7 Aug 2011: PIPER PA-18-150 — Scenic Mountain Air Inc

7 Aug 2011: PIPER PA-18-150 — Scenic Mountain Air Inc

No fatalities • Coldfoot, AK, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the operator stated that the pilot was departing from a small remote airstrip. Just after lifting off, the airplane drifted to the right, and the right wing contacted brush on the side of the airstrip, causing it to spin to the right and flip over. He said that the flight was at the end of the day, and that the pilot was very fatigued. The empennage and wings sustained substantial damage.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • factor Pilot
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained

Conditions

Weather
VMC

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