# NTSB ANC82DAA09: Cessna 182, N52763, Ft. Yukon, AK, July 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Yukon, AK
- Location: 66.5724° N, 145.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT YUKON (FYU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5724&lon=-145.2463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAA09
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70792/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA09

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - not operating
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - approach light/navaid
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not understood, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52763-2018-03-26), registration cancelled 2018-03-26, S/N 18262830, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262830
- Airframe hours: 2315
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820719030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719030529A), Jul 19, 1982: Cessna 182P, Ft Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck VASI during landing flare.

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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