# Accident 19980417007169A: Univar 1082, Anchorage, AK, April 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Bold Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4096° N, 149.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4096&lon=-149.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230416, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 110 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417007169A

## Narrative

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

(FROM .19) LANDED REMOTE STRIP FOUND SLUSH.  TRIED GO AROUND.  HIT BRUSH END RUNWAY.  NOSED OVER.  (FROM .4)  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE 1,000 FEET LONG BY 30 FEET WIDE GRAVEL RUNWAY.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, HE REALIZED THERE WAS FIVE TO SIX INCHES OF SLUSHY SNOW ON THE GRAVEL SURFACE, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED BRUSH AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER.                            (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT BOLD STRIP, EKLUTNA LAKE. ON TOUCHDOWN THE 5 IN OF SNOW CAUSED THE WHEELS TO BOG DOWN. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF STRIP IN BRUSH.

## 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 ANC98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA039), Apr 18, 1998: Stinson 108-2 (N134C), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable, slush-covered, runway for landing. A factor was the slush-covered runway.

## Other reports on N134C (2)

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

- [Accident 20200708004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200708004799A), Jul 8, 2020: Universal Stinson 108-2 (N134C), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. The flight originated on an unmarked airstrip that was unimproved. After preflight, the pilot began his takeoff roll and after half the runway was passed the…
- [Incident 19960817030039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817030039I), Aug 17, 1996: Univar 1082 (N134C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: engine failure on climb-out. Landed without incident. Engine accessory case ruptured and case halves and number 2 cylinder cracked. Owner instructed…

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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