# Accident 20010224004999A: Univar F1A, Whittier, AK, February 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2001, 17:50 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Airport: Whittier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7772° N, 148.7214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7772&lon=-148.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3032G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3032G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1A (registry code 0420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224004999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2001, THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ANCHORAGE MERRILL FIELD TO CORDOVA, ALASK, AND RETURN. THE A/C'S TWO OWNERS STATED TO NTSB THAT THE PILOT TOLD THEM HE WAS GOING TO WHITTIER, ALASKA. WHITTIER AIRPORT HAS NO WINTER MAINTENANCE AS STATED IN THE ALASKA SUPPLEMENT. THE PILOT LANDED AT WHITTIER AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1750 LCL., IN APPROX. 5 FEET OF SNOW.

## 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 ANC01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA038), Feb 24, 2001: Forney F-1A (N3032G), Whittier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was snow-covered terrain.

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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