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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Walls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL · Birchwood, AK · June 3, 2012

Date: June 3, 2012 · 09:25 local
Place: Birchwood, AK
Airport: Birchwood
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N207CW
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC12CA050
Reported as: Walls Craig C Snowyriver Special
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total83 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N207CWRegistered now · Walls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIALS/N 001 Airframe modelWalls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4AReciprocating

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What happened

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06/03/2012 - PIC departed merrill field airport (pamr) at approx. 0910 ast on a 14 CFR part 91 flight intending to land at Birchwood Airport (pabv). Aircraft was reported to have made an off-field, emergency landing, on the old glenn highway near north Birchwood, with damage to landing gear and propeller. PIC stated that aircraft was last fueled one week earlier, on may 27, 2012, prior to his bi-annual flight review. After right downwind departure from pamr enroute to pabv at 1800 msl', PIC followed the old glenn highway toward Birchwood. Just prior to reaching pabv, the engine sputtered and quit. The mixture was lean and he went to full rich. This had no effect. At this point he was at 1500' MSL with a high sink rate. He spotted a clear section on the old glenn highway and committed to an emergency landing. He hit the asphalt hard and collapsed the landing gear. The aircraft ground looped and came to rest on the side of the road.

As the FAA filed it

06/03/2012 - PIC DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT (PAMR) AT APPROX. 0910 AST ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT INTENDING TO LAND AT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT (PABV). AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE MADE AN OFF-FIELD, EMERGENCY LANDING, ON THE OLD GLENN HIGHWAY NEAR NORTH BIRCHWOOD, WITH DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. PIC STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LAST FUELED ONE WEEK EARLIER, ON MAY 27, 2012, PRIOR TO HIS BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW. AFTER RIGHT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE FROM PAMR ENROUTE TO PABV AT 1800 MSL', PIC FOLLOWED THE OLD GLENN HIGHWAY TOWARD BIRCHWOOD. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING PABV, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE MIXTURE WAS LEAN AND HE WENT TO FULL RICH. THIS HAD NO EFFECT. AT THIS POINT HE WAS AT 1500' MSL WITH A HIGH SINK RATE. HE SPOTTED A CLEAR SECTION ON THE OLD GLENN HIGHWAY AND COMMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE HIT THE ASPHALT HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC12CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during descent.Jun 3, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N207CW · 1

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