# NTSB ANC82DAG41: Cessna 336, N3849W, Anchorage, AK, August 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1982, 08:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 60.320201, -150.789611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3202&lon=-150.7896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAG41
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69771/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG41

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A STOL KIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A LANDING, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 80 MPH AND VEERED SLIGHTLY LEFT WHEN HE REDUCED POWER. HE COMPENSATED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COMPOUNDED THE SITUATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 206, N29289 AND A PIPER PA-34, N3023Q. THE PILOT WEIGHED 255 LBS AND WORE SIZE 15 SHOES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3849W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0149
- Airframe hours: 1636
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: T. J. Cashman
- Registered owner: T. J. Cashman
- Departed: SOLDOTNA, AK
- Destination: MERRILL FIELD, AK
- Airport: MRI, Merrill, runway 24, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 392 total, 18 in this make and model, 226 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 127 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

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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