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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182B · Port Alsworth, AK · March 18, 2010

Date: March 18, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place: Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2266G
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10CA027
Reported as: Cessna 182B
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2266GRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2014 · Cessna 182BS/N 51566 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 182B Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

According to the pilot richard furman, he departed the soldotna, Alaska airport with one passenger on board in a flight of two with him trailing (following) enroute to Port Alsworth, Alaska via lake clark pass. Approximately 2 miles south west of summit lake the flight of two encountered a snow storm. He lost sight of the lead airplane and decided to turn around. He initiated a left hand turn and decided to land off airport because of the weather conditions and the tightness of the pass. According to the pilot, the wing tips sustained damage along with both main landing gear and the nose landing gear. The engine remained running and was shut down after landing. He further stated that the propeller was not damaged. The airman stated there were no abnormalties regarding the operation of the aircraft. He also stated that neither him or his passenger were injured.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT RICHARD FURMAN, HE DEPARTED THE SOLDOTNA, ALASKA AIRPORT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD IN A FLIGHT OF TWO WITH HIM TRAILING (FOLLOWING) ENROUTE TO PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA VIA LAKE CLARK PASS. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF SUMMIT LAKE THE FLIGHT OF TWO ENCOUNTERED A SNOW STORM. HE LOST SIGHT OF THE LEAD AIRPLANE AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND. HE INITIATED A LEFT HAND TURN AND DECIDED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE TIGHTNESS OF THE PASS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WING TIPS SUSTAINED DAMAGE ALONG WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AND WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WERE NO ABNORMALTIES REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT NEITHER HIM OR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

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 ANC10CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Alsworth, AKThe pilot's decision to enter adverse weather conditions, resulting in a loss of visibility and collision with terrain during a turn to reverse direction.Mar 18, 2010 · Substantial damage