- Date
- May 29, 1982, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Big Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65ATArctic S1B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820529019889A
- Case key
- 71847
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 purpose of the flight was to provide dual instruction to a rated single-engine-land pilot in basic float plane training. After practicing a number of landings, the instructor (ip) simulated an engine-out by reducing the power to 1000-1200 RPM. At this time the aircraft was on a close-in downwind leg beside the lake. The ip realized the student would not be able to land on the lake without adding power. He told the student to add power and then took the controls. The aircraft continued to sink and the floats struck the tops of several trees while on a short base leg. The ip visually checked the floats and saw no damage, but did notice the plane was carrying some branches. He made a controlled landing in the water and then headed for the shore. By the time they got to the shore, the damaged float rigging allowed the plane to lean to the right with the right wing dragging in the water.
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
- N65AT
- Reported as
- Arctic S1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1016
- Airframe hours
- 107
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Elmendorf Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Elmendorf Aero Club
- Departed
- Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 967 total · 9 in this make and model · 725 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 113 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.