19960920029199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · WSK PZL104 · Aniak, AK · September 20, 1996

Date
September 20, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place
Aniak, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VRMC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6630M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA159
Reported as
WSK PZL104
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total800 in this make and model

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.

Downdraft on final. Impacted upslope prior to runway. Turbulent winds flowing downgrade. Caused downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. IMPACTED UPSLOPE PRIOR TO RUNWAY. TURBULENT WINDS FLOWING DOWNGRADE. CAUSED DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.