# Incident 19950203005619I: Univar 1081, Port Alsworth, AK, February 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Miller Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9109K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9109K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950203005619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02/03/95 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A SKI EQUIPPED STINSON AIRCRAFT N9109K, LANDED ON A FROZEN CREEK IN THE LAKE CLARK AREA. WHILE TAXIING IN TO SHORE, THE PILOT NOTICED HIS SKIS WERE MAKING DARK TRACKS IN THE SNOW.. THE PILOT INCREASED POWER TO HURRY TO SHORE AND RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR WHEN HE CONTACTED AN ICE BERM ON THE SHORE LINE. AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC/I-A WAS FLOWN IN TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO PORT ALSWORTH. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N9109K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750313004079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313004079A), Mar 13, 1975: Univar 108 (N9109K), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on snow covered frozen lake. Had to make hard l turn,r ski hit snow ridge.

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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