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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Atmautluak, AK · January 3, 2001

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Date
January 3, 2001 · 17:45 local
Place
Atmautluak, AK
Airport
Atmautluak Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYQA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19771
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA028
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total80 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N19771Registered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260739 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 3, 2001, about 1745 Alaska standard time, wheel-equipped Cessna 172, N19771, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain during landing at atmautaluak, Alaska. There were no injuries reported from the commercial pilot or the two passengers. The flight was conducted under 145 CFR part 135, on-demand by village aviation, inc., transporting passengers from bethel, Alaska to Atmautluak, Alaska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The pilot told the investigator in charge during a telephone interview that he undershot the runway and applied full power but was unable to arrest the descent. Consequently, the aircraft struck short of the runway. The aircraft's momentum carried it onto the runway surface, continuing to exit the left side of the runway, coming to rest off the west side of runway 33. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, propeller and engine firewall structure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 3, 2001, ABOUT 1745 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 172, N19771, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT ATMAUTALUAK, ALASKA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 145 CFR PART 135, ON-DEMAND BY VILLAGE AVIATION, INC., TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FROM BETHEL, ALASKA TO ATMAUTLUAK, ALASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE PILOT TOLD THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED FULL POWER BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S MOMENTUM CARRIED IT ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE, CONTINUING TO EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST OFF THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 33. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE FIREWALL STRUCTURE.

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 ANC01LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtmautluak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during final approach. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.Jan 3, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N19771 · 1

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

Accident 19800715031509ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chauthbaluk, AKGot too close to edge of runway to avoid bumps on landing roll. Wheel sank into soft ground. Nosed over.Jul 15, 1980 · Substantial damage