# Accident 20040422006389A: Arctic S1B2, Willow, AK, April 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6667° N, 150.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6667&lon=-150.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,933 total, 1 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040422006389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIRST INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR STUDENT PILOT. DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE RECOVERY, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA AVAILABLE WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE. INSTRUCTOR FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO TREES TO AVOID A BUILDING. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED INJURIES, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA045), Apr 23, 2004: Arctic S-1B2 (N55AD), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to insure that the carburetor heat was activated by the dual student following a simulated loss of engine power, which resulted in carburetor ice and the actual loss…

## Other reports on N55AD (3)

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

- [Incident 19940731020009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731020009I), Jul 31, 1994: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Farwell, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on 7-31-94, at approximately 5:30 p.m. AKDT, private pilot james l. ferguson was landing his Arctic tern, N55AD, on an unimproved landing area on…
- [Accident 19900525018259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525018259A), May 25, 1990: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Beluga River, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on a sandbar wheel hit a soft spot. Aircraft nosed over. Bent lift struts.
- [Accident 19880823037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823037769A), Aug 23, 1988: Arctic S1B2 (N55AD), Hartman River, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft during a climbing turnout after takeoff.

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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