61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 21, 1982 · 13:50 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74253
Reported as
Grumav AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
342 total310 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing in crosswind, aircraft swerved. Pilot tried to abort but unable to clear hill. Landed on rough ground.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING IN CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT SWERVED. PILOT TRIED TO ABORT BUT UNABLE TO CLEAR HILL. LANDED ON ROUGH GROUND.