- Date
- July 19, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Yukon, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52763Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820719030529A
- Case key
- 70792
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he overflew the Ft. Yukon airport and observed men working on runway 21. He flew a downwind pattern for runway 03. While on final approach to runway 03 the pilot observed an "x" on the end of the runway the pilot attempted a landing off the left side of the runway and collided with the visual approach slope indicator (VASI). The pilot stated that the "x" on the runway meant that he could not land on the right side of the runway and could have landed the left side. Federal aviation regulations define an "x" on the runway end to mean that the runway is closed and is not to be used for takeoffs or landings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52763
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262830
- Airframe hours
- 2,315
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hugo T. Ruberg
- Registered owner
- Hugo T. Ruberg
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Ft. Yukon, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FYU · Ft. Yukon, runway 3, 5,019 × 0 ft, gravel
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,125 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °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.