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N46326 accident description

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Crash location 59.466667°N, 136.166667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Haines, AK
59.235833°N, 135.445000°W
30.0 miles away
Tail number N46326
Accident date 15 Jul 2001
Aircraft type Cessna 152
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On July 15, 2001, about 1605 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 152 airplane, N46326, sustained substantial damage during an attempted takeoff from the Haines Highway, near Haines, Alaska. The private pilot/owner of the airplane and the one passenger were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 local pleasure flight departed Juneau, Alaska, about 1400, and operated in visual meteorological conditions. The flight was returning to Juneau at the time of the accident.

During a telephone conversation with the pilot on July 16, he related he had landed on a portion of the Haines Highway that was under construction. He said he is familiar with that portion of the highway because the company he works for is currently doing road restoration there. He reported that during takeoff, he inadvertently allowed the left main landing gear tire to contact a rut alongside the road. He said he overcorrected to the right, and the airplane went off the right side of the road, where the right horizontal stabilizer received substantial damage when it struck a stump. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and a rough/uneven takeoff area.

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