- Date
- January 23, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5312GCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730123002839A
- Case key
- 169990
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0300 73/1/23 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1624 N5312G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT PLANNED TO LND WITHIN THE 700FT THRESHOLD EXTENSION.LNDD 4FT SHORT.GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5312G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
N5312GRegistration cancelled May 10, 2018 · Cessna 305AAirframe modelCessna 305AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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 N5312G · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN16LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSulphur, LAThe loss of engine power due to water and contaminants in the carburetor, which resulted in a forced landing to a wet field.NTSB ERA10CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Pierce, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.NTSB ANC86LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFigure Eight Lk, AKThe plt attempted an emergency landing on a lake following a partial pwr loss in-flt. During touchdown the plt lost control of the acft which nosed over on it's back and sank into the lake. The acft was not recovered from the water.NTSB ANC84FA192Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKDuring the rollout the tail wheel began to shimmy and the acft swerved to the right and ground looped. The left wing and left horizontal stabilizer contacted the ground. Investigation revealed that the tail wheel spring ass'y was oversized and not properly…