# NTSB ANC82DA054: Cessna 172K, N84211, Kasilof, AK, July 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1982, 21:15 local (Jul 2, 1982, 05:15 UTC)
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Coordinates: 60.279769, -151.259078 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2798&lon=-151.2591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71230/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA054

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A LANDING APPROACH OVER TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY SLOPED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL IN THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED LONG, THEN ELECTED TO GO AROUND, AND DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84211](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84211-2014-11-21), registration cancelled 2014-11-21, S/N 17258381, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-58381
- Airframe hours: 6408
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carolyn & Loren Leman
- Registered owner: Carolyn & Loren Leman
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: ELI, ELIM, AK
- Airport: 5KS, Kasilof, runway 18, 2,600 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °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 19820701028559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701028559A), Jul 1, 1982: Cessna 172K, Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit trees and crashed during attempted go-around.

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

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