Taylorcraft F21 N2005Z

Summary

On 15 July 2022 at about 03:20 local time, a Taylorcraft F21 registered N2005Z was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2022 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

60.1511, -152.5798

Aircraft

Taylorcraft F21

Registration

N2005Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA060

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.