- Date
- May 29, 1982, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1263QCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820529019699A
- Case key
- 71285
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 pilot received a weather briefing before takeoff. At that time, the weather at the destination was improving, but was still marginal VFR. The pilot took off and proceeded on a VFR flight plan. While en route, he determined that either his compass or directional gyro had a problem since the gyro had to be reset continuously. As the weather deteriorated, the pilot became uncertain of his position. Several attempts were made to identify the plane's position with the use of a coast guard rescue aircraft. When his fuel supply became critical, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on the beach of an island. After touchdown, he held the nose off as long as possible. However, when the nosewheel touched down, it sheared off. The nose gear fork dug into the soft, wet terrain and the plane nosed over. The coast guard located the downed aircraft and airlifted the pilot and passenger to Kodiak, AK.
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
- N1263Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072563
- Airframe hours
- 4,423
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Norman Allen Wolfe
- Registered owner
- Norman Allen Wolfe
- Departed
- Kodiak, 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
- 42
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 503 total · 36 in this make and model · 298 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.