# NTSB ANC82DA044: Cessna 150, N1263Q, Kodiak, AK, May 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1982, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Coordinates: 57.789157, -152.399505 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7892&lon=-152.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA044

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - flight/nav instruments,directional gyro - erratic (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - low level (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1263Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1263Q-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 15072563, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072563
- Airframe hours: 4423
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820529019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529019699A), May 29, 1982: Cessna 150L, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claims navigation instrument problem caused him to become lost, aircraft crashed during precautionary landing

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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