20090416025159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Talkeetna, AK · April 16, 2009

Date: April 16, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46326
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC09LA034
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 187 total131 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N46326Registration cancelled Jan 21, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15283031 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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According to the pilot, the weather was good and the winds were calm. The pilot was sightseeing and flew up the kahiltna glacier. He was maneuvering the aircraft for a low pass over the ski strip at the denali base camp at about 150 feet AGL. According to the pilot the aircraft was configured with full flaps at a speed of 65 KTS. On climb out from the low pass the pilot brought the flaps up added power and banked the airplane to depart but the airplane did not gain altitude and started to sink. The kahiltna glacier base camp is 7200 feet mean sea level, (MSL). The airplane came to rest at 7350 feet MSL in snow resulting in collapsing the landing gear and damaging the wing substantially.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE WINDS WERE CALM. THE PILOT WAS SIGHTSEEING AND FLEW UP THE KAHILTNA GLACIER. HE WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOW PASS OVER THE SKI STRIP AT THE DENALI BASE CAMP AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS AT A SPEED OF 65 KTS. ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE LOW PASS THE PILOT BROUGHT THE FLAPS UP ADDED POWER AND BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND STARTED TO SINK. THE KAHILTNA GLACIER BASE CAMP IS 7200 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, (MSL). THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AT 7350 FEET MSL IN SNOW RESULTING IN COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE WING SUBSTANTIALLY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC09LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a high density altitude.Apr 17, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N46326 · 2

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

Accident 20010715039279ATakeoff Ground Roll · Haines, AK(-23) Attempted take off on Haines highway near boarder with Canada, right wheel went into ditch causing horizontal stab to strike ground and damage to it. (Rt. Stab.).Jul 15, 2001 · Substantial damage Accident 19900921041599ALevel Off Touchdown · Hayward, CABounced off runway on landing ground looped collapsing the landing gear. Aircraft modified to a tail wheel type.Sep 21, 1990 · Substantial damage