- Date
- July 9, 1982, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ninilchik, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8537PJunior Ace D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820709032849A
- Case key
- 72018
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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 reported that while he was maneuvering to land, the right rudder pedal became locked in the"full up position." This caused the aircraft to move through the air in uncoordinated flight. The pilot applied full power and banked the aircraft to the right. Subsequently, the aircraft began approaching large trees while in a yaw. The pilot reported that the aircraft was close to a stall and he did not believe he could clear the trees. So he reduced the power and crash landed in an area of brush and trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8537P
- Reported as
- Junior Ace D
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 58
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ansal Young
- Registered owner
- Ansal Young
- Departed
- Soldotna, AK
- Destination
- Calistoga, CA
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 58 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.