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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Slinds 100ACMDR · Manokotak, AK · February 8, 2007

Date: February 8, 2007 · 18:10 local
Place: Manokotak, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3889X
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07CA019
Reported as: Slinds 100ACMDR
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3889XRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Aero Commander 100S/N 194 · Built 1967 Airframe modelAero Commander 100 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted states he was flying from togiak to dillingham, Alaska. He did not check weather. The ceiling was low although the visibility at the altitude he was flying (600 feet) was good. As he approached a pass west of Manokotak he knew he had to climb to 700 feet to make it through the pass. When he climbed he flew into the clouds and couldn't see ahead. Next thing he saw was a bush on the side of the hill. His aircraft impacted the hill, flipped over when the nosewheel dug into the snow, crested the top of the hill then slid 1200 feet down the backslope of the hill.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATES HE WAS FLYING FROM TOGIAK TO DILLINGHAM, ALASKA. HE DID NOT CHECK WEATHER. THE CEILING WAS LOW ALTHOUGH THE VISIBILITY AT THE ALTITUDE HE WAS FLYING (600 FEET) WAS GOOD. AS HE APPROACHED A PASS WEST OF MANOKOTAK HE KNEW HE HAD TO CLIMB TO 700 FEET TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PASS. WHEN HE CLIMBED HE FLEW INTO THE CLOUDS AND COULDN'T SEE AHEAD. NEXT THING HE SAW WAS A BUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL. HIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE HILL, FLIPPED OVER WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SNOW, CRESTED THE TOP OF THE HILL THEN SLID 1200 FEET DOWN THE BACKSLOPE OF THE HILL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportManokotak, AKThe pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were fog, low ceilings, snow showers, and snow-covered terrain.Feb 8, 2007 · Substantial damage