19970113003649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Gustavus, AK · January 13, 1997

Date: January 13, 1997 · 15:25 local
Place: Gustavus, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2400N
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC97LA020
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,730 total330 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2400NRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2016 · Cessna 140S/N 12649 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot was planning to land at a remote airport. Areas of low ground fog moved into the airport environment. The pilot decided to land on an adjacent beach area until the fog dissipated. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered an area of soft terrain and nosed over. The airplane received damage to a wing lift strut and the rudder cap.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TO LAND AT A REMOTE AIRPORT. AREAS OF LOW GROUND FOG MOVED INTO THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON AN ADJACENT BEACH AREA UNTIL THE FOG DISSIPATED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO A WING LIFT STRUT AND THE RUDDER CAP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC97LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGustavus, AKthe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. The soft terrain was a related factor.Jan 13, 1997 · Substantial damage