- Date
- August 21, 2000, 18:30 local (Aug 22, 2000, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Golovin, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71770Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 20000821042559A
- Case key
- 50168
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The certificated private pilot was landing on runway 02, which required a correction for a left crosswind. During the landing roll, a strong gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. The airplane continued off the right side of the 4,000 feet long by 75 feet wide runway, rolled down an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage.
Factual narrative
On August 21, 2000, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N71770, sustained substantial damage while landing at the New Golovin Airport, Golovin, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the White Mountain Airport, about 1810.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on August 21, the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 02, which required a correction for a left crosswind. He said that during the landing roll, a strong gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. The airplane continued off the right side of the 4,000 feet long by 75 feet wide runway, rolled down an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage.
The closest weather observation facility is located at the New Golovin airport. On August 21, at 1815, an unaugmented AWOS was reporting, in part: Wind 350 degrees at 17 knots, peak gusts 24 knots.
The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The pilot did not submit a Pilot/Operator report (NTSB form 6120.1/2).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71770
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259748
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifford J. Foskett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- WMO · White Mountian, AK
- Destination
- N93
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N93 · New Golvin, runway 2, 4,000 × 75 ft, gravel
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 17 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- N93
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N71770 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.