# Accident 20010103039699A: Cessna 172L, Atmautluak, AK, January 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2001, 17:45 local time
- Place: Atmautluak, AK
- Airport: Atmautluak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 60.8667° N, 162.2775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8667&lon=-162.2775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19771, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19771) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010103039699A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA028), Jan 3, 2001: Cessna 172 (N19771), Atmautluak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during final approach. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

## Other reports on N19771 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800715031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715031509A), Jul 15, 1980: Cessna 172L (N19771), Chauthbaluk, AK, Substantial damage. Got too close to edge of runway to avoid bumps on landing roll. Wheel sank into soft ground. Nosed over.

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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