# Accident 19920907039109A: Aronca 15AC, Ptarmigan Pass, AK, September 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ptarmigan Pass, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9300° N, 151.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9300&lon=-151.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1009H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1009H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907039109A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT STRIP. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED ON HARD BRAKING. RAN OFF END, RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER CASTING SPLIT.

## 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 ANC92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA175), Sep 8, 1992: Aeronca 15AC (N1009H), Ptarmigan Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM, THE MISJUDGING OF THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN LANDING AREA.

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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