NTSB ANC22LA060 — 2022-07-14 · Kenai, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N2005Z

Make / Model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21
Year of manufacture: 1982 · 40 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19820609
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A19522

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2005Z TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate distance from a tree while landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a remote sandbar, the airplane’s left wing impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident may have been prevented if he would have stayed in the center of the landing area. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Tree(s)-Effect on equipment

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ANC22LA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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