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Fairbanks, AK
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORTFIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR A PENDING FAA REEXAMINATION CHECK RIDE. HE SAID DURING A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF, HE REDUCED A NOTCH OF FLAP SOON AFTER LIFTOFF, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND.
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE.
On June 21, 1995, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N82022, sustained substantial damage when it crashed during takeoff from the Clear Creek Airstrip, located approximately 23 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The solo commercial certificated pilot was not injured. The local, 14 CFR Part 91 flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. According to the pilot, he was doing a series of practice shortfield takeoffs and landings in preparation for an upcoming FAA reexamination flight check. The pilot reported that shortly after liftoff from the Clear Creek Airstrip, he retracted a notch of flap, and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall. He said he was unable to recover from the stall prior to striking the ground.