# Accident 20040323006439A: Univar 1082, Levelock, AK, March 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Levelock, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1000° N, 156.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1000&lon=-156.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 141 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040323006439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HAVING SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AND TAKEN OFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND LANDING APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR LATER. THE WIND HAD SHIFTED BETWEEN LANDINGS AND THE PILOT LANDED WITH A TAILWIND. SOLAR WARMING OF THE ICE HAD LEFT STANDING WATER ON THE SURFACE, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING TRACTION. THE COMBINATION OF TAILWIND AND SLICK SURFACE RESULTED IN OVERRUNNING THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MUSKEG ON THE LAKE SHORE 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 ANC04LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA036), Mar 23, 2004: Stinson 108-2 (N97124), Levelock, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an overrun. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, a tailwind, and a slippery,…

## Other reports on N97124 (1)

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

- [Accident 19941019040689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941019040689A), Oct 19, 1994: Univar 1082 (N97124), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Landed at foot of glacier. Failed to note 6 to 8 inches snow on landing area. 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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