# Accident 20130304003229A: Cessna 182B, Rainy Pass, AK, March 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rainy Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2411° N, 153.1544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2411&lon=-153.1544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2343G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343G-2015-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,744 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304003229A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 4, 2013, ABOUT 1106 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182B AIRPLANE, N2343G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN, ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLAI, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. FIELD INSPECTION BY THE NTSB REVEALED THAT THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION WHILE THE ELT REMOTE SWITCH WAS IN THE ARM POSITION. THE ELT WAS TESTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND WAS OPERABLE. THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER BLADES INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

THE PILOT'S LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE WAS COLLECTED FROM FAA RECORDS OF AN FAR PART 135 CHECK RIDE GIVEN IN MAY OF 2012. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORD LOCATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THE PILOT'S TOTAL TIME HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE LAST MEDICAL RECORDS DATED 10/25/12. AN AIRCRAFT TRIP LOG ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THE RECORDING TACHOMETER WAS NOT WORKING DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOGGED START TIME OF THE FLIGHT WAS THE SAME AS THE TIME ON THE TACHOMETER AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS CALCULATED FROM DRAFT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRIES OBTAINED FROM A WORK ORDER FROM THE MAINTENENACE PROVIDER AND THE LAST RECORDED TIME ON THE TACHOMETER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELT MASTER SWITCH BEING FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION WAS FORWARDED TO THE FAA SAFETY TEAM (FAASTEAM) FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE FLYING PUBLIC TO PREVENT ELT?S FROM INADVERTENTLY BEING DISABLED DURING FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC13FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA027), Mar 4, 2013: Cessna 182B (N2343G), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering inside a box canyon and the airplane’s subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous…

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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