- Date
- March 13, 1982, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Willow, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5621MTaylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820313003699A
- Case key
- 73062
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The owner of the aircraft was a student pilot. She asked a private pilot to accompany her after she had skis installed on the aircraft. She had been indorsed for solo flight in the aircraft, but had no qualified instruction on ski operations. The private pilot stated that he was the pilot-in-command. The accident occurred while the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings under the observation of the private pilot. While turning from base to final approach, the student felt she was not in the best position for landing. She said the engine did not respond when she elected to go-around. Shortly after that the plane stalled and crash landed on the edge of the runway. A cursory examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no discrepancies.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5621M
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12021
- Airframe hours
- 1,072
- Engine
- Continental C-85-8-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Virginia Jane Tracy
- Registered owner
- Virginia Jane Tracy
- Departed
- Z38 · Willow, AK
- Destination
- Z38 · Willow, AK
- Airport
- Z22 · Willow Airport, runway 31, 1,500 × 105 ft, snow
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 359 total · 101 in this make and model · 327 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.