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FAA accident report · Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A · Willow, AK · October 15, 2012

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Date
October 15, 2012 · 15:55 local
Place
Willow, AK
Airport
Off Aiport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13FA004
Reported as
Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A
Reported engine
WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total60 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N27PHRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1AS/N 136791 · Built 1957Airframe modelGrumman Aircraft ENG C-1AEngine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 15, 2012 about 15:55 adt, N27PH, a Grumman C-1A trader was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground 12 miles west of Willow, Alaska. The pilot in command, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was fatally injured. A post impact fire ensued. The flight was conducted under 14 code of federal regulations §91. The cargo configured aircraft was hauling 800 gallons of diesel fuel in two rubber bladder tanks secured in the cargo area from wasilla municipal airport, wasilla, Alaska to nixon fork mine.

Radar plots provided by air traffic control indicate N27PH departed wasilla around 15:22 adt. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, however, low ceilings, fog and snow showers were in the area and along the route of flight. Between 20 and 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft turned around and appeared to be returning to wasilla municipal airport, wasilla, Alaska based on the radar plots provided. On the return portion of the radar tracks, the recorded ground speeds varied from 117 to 175 knots. The last indication on radar, primary target only, was 7 miles from the impact site. It is estimated primary target coverage in that area to be down to 300 AGL.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 15, 2012 ABOUT 15:55 ADT, N27PH, A GRUMMAN C-1A TRADER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND 12 MILES WEST OF WILLOW, ALASKA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS §91. THE CARGO CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT WAS HAULING 800 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IN TWO RUBBER BLADDER TANKS SECURED IN THE CARGO AREA FROM WASILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASILLA, ALASKA TO NIXON FORK MINE.

RADAR PLOTS PROVIDED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INDICATE N27PH DEPARTED WASILLA AROUND 15:22 ADT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, HOWEVER, LOW CEILINGS, FOG AND SNOW SHOWERS WERE IN THE AREA AND ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND AND APPEARED TO BE RETURNING TO WASILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASILLA, ALASKA BASED ON THE RADAR PLOTS PROVIDED. ON THE RETURN PORTION OF THE RADAR TRACKS, THE RECORDED GROUND SPEEDS VARIED FROM 117 TO 175 KNOTS. THE LAST INDICATION ON RADAR, PRIMARY TARGET ONLY, WAS 7 MILES FROM THE IMPACT SITE. IT IS ESTIMATED PRIMARY TARGET COVERAGE IN THAT AREA TO BE DOWN TO 300 AGL.

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 ANC13FA004Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWillow, AKThe pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the accident site.Oct 15, 2012 · Destroyed

Other reports on N27PH · 1

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

Incident 20120906020619ILanding: Rollout · Mcgrath, AKIn preparation for landing at the nixon fork mine runway, the pilot elected to abort the landing due to turbulence. The pilot selected the landing gear to the up poisition. After the gear retracted the pilot notice a gear unsafe indication, on the gear handle…Sep 6, 2012 · Minor damage