# Incident 20020102000209I: Cessna 172M, Kalskag, AK, January 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Kalskag, AK
- Airport: Kalskag Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TA
- Location: 61.5360° N, 160.3456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALSKAG (KLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5360&lon=-160.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1453V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1453V-2017-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 320 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020102000209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD JUST LEVELED AT CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 700' AGL WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SPUTTER SPORADICALLY AND REDUCE RPM. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SET UP TO LAND ON FROZEN LAKE. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING WITH PARTIAL POWER ON FROZEN LAKE AND WHILE ROLLING OUT FROM SUCCESSFUL LANDING CONTACTED A SNOW DRIFT DUE TO FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE NOSE FORK SHEARED OFF AT THE BLOCK AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE ICE AND BENT THE BLADES. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NOSE FORK AND PROPELLER AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THEIR MAINTENANCE BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1453V (2)

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

- [Accident 20060425007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425007019A), Apr 25, 2006: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 20 from Tuluksak Airport, AK (tlt) with pilot and two passengers on board the part 135 on-demand flight. According to the…
- [Accident 20040713014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713014319A), Jul 13, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine quit on approach to Aniak, Alaska 3 miles short of the runway.

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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