# Accident 20030706037279A: Cessna 170B, Palmer, AK, July 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4714° N, 148.7358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4714&lon=-148.7358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63DJ-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O340*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706037279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS ON OFF-AIRPORT AREAS. DURING AN APPROACH TO A GRAVEL BAR, HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW SO HE APPLIED POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE SAND BAR INTO SOME SHALLOW WATER AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA068), Jul 6, 2003: Cessna 170B (N63DJ), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude during an approach to land at an off-airport landing site, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with 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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