# NTSB Accident ANC05CA050
> **Piper PA-18** · 2005-03-19 · False Pass, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05CA050
- **Event ID:** 20050408X00432
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-19
- **Location:** False Pass, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 54.838333, -163.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N3996Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground and subsequent nose over.  Factors contributing to the accident were a downdraft, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather.

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