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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 2010 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4229M |
| MSN: | 12-3126 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2054 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during departure the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a taxiway berm, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) reported that during takeoff, the airplane initially yawed to the left. He took authority over the flight controls and attempted to correct the yaw, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The CFI stated that he should have closed the throttle as soon as directional control was lost.
Probable Cause: The certificated flight instructor's failure to apply the correct remedial actions to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA003
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 29-Sep-2025 08:16 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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