# Accident 20100712041109A: Cessna 172N, Palmer, AK, July 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2010, 14:56 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3667° N, 148.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3667&lon=-148.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6594D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6594D-2020-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 130 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712041109A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON PART 91 SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WITH THREE SOULS ON BOARD.  PILOT REPORTS THAT DUE TO LIMITED CONTRAST AND FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS, HE DID NOT OBSERVE THE RISING TERRAIN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO TURN AROUND.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE COURSE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GLACIER AT APPROXIMATELY 8000' MSL. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE OBSERVED OR REPORTED.

## 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 ANC10CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA060), Jul 12, 2010: Cessna 172N (N6594D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly towards rising terrain that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane.

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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