# Accident 20070624013739A: Cessna 177RG, Wasilla, AK, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5217° N, 149.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5217&lon=-149.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52103-2009-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624013739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT, WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT'S PENDING COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT PRACTICAL TEST. THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE WASILLA ALASKA AIRPORT, WHEN UNKNOWN EVENTS AND/OR ACTIONS OCCURRED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300' SHORT OF THE WASILLA RWY 03 THRESHOLD. AN ON-SITE REVIEW OF THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT ON JUNE 23, 2007, THE PREVIOUS DAY, HE AND THE SAME FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD CONDUCTED 180 DEGREE TURN, EMERGENCY RETURN FLIGHT/LANDING OPERATIONS. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE TWO PILOTS WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. BOTH INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NOTE: CONTRARY TO THE 8020-9, THIS TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 61. THE STUDENT INDEPENDENTLY RENTED N52103 FROM AERO TECH (ELLS) A 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, WHICH IS BASED AT MERRILL FIELD, AK.

## 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 ANC07FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA054), Jun 24, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N52103), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to adequately supervise the private pilot (dual student), and his delayed go-around during approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the dual student's…

## Other reports on N52103 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830728035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728035879A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N52103), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landed gear up.

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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