# Accident 19850527023249A: Univar 1083, Chugiak, AK, May 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4102° N, 149.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4102&lon=-149.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6175M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6175M-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 52 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527023249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED DURING LANDING WITH GUSTY VARIABLE WINDS. WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND DURING RECOVERY ATTEMPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA087), May 28, 1985: Stinson 108-3 (N6175M), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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