- Date
- February 25, 1978
- Place
- Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2601DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780225002389A
- Case key
- 143406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0762 78/2/25 HEALY,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600 TIME - 0800 N2601D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEALY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEALY,AK ANIAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- GUSTS TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2601D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Healy
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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 N2601D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA19CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent loss of directional control, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an attempted go-around.NTSB ANC88LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHealy, AKThe pilot stated that he was taxiing for takeoff when he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the plane to strike a small tree next to a snow covered taxiway.NTSB ANC84FAG02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMcgrath, AKThe plt reported that the eng had a partial loss of power & the application of carburetor heat did not improve the situation. He decided to land at the nearest arpt. According to the plt, the rwy was covered with aprx 2 ft of snow, and during the landing, the…