NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC23LA037
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff roll in gusting wind conditions.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll from a remote gravel bar in a tundra tire-equipped airplane, a gusting crosswind banked the airplane to the right, and it subsequently came to rest inverted and sustained substantial damage to the wings and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of takeoff, the pilot reported the winds to be gusting about 45 to 50 knots, which he said exceeded rudder and aileron authority. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Unknown/Not determined
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Maximum crosswind component-Capability exceeded
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_ANC23LA037.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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