# NTSB Accident ANC03CA008
> **Piper PA-22** · 2002-10-29 · Palmer, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03CA008
- **Event ID:** 20021105X05434
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-29
- **Location:** Palmer, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.416667, -148.550003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N878A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The premature liftoff by the pilot during takeoff, which resulted in on ground encounter with terrain when the airplane settled onto rocks.  A contributing factor in the accident was an unfavorable wind.

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