# Accident 19941019049059A: Univar 1082, Palmer, AK, October 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6192° N, 148.9796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6192&lon=-148.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97821 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 260 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941019049059A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A GLACIER TO PICK UP HUNTING EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS A RETURN FLIGHT TO AN AREA WHERE THE PILOT HAD LANDED PREVIOUSLY.  UPON LANDING, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WAS COVERING THE LANDING AREA.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA007), Oct 19, 1994: Stinson 108-2 (N97821), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. SNOW COVERED TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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