- Date
- May 23, 1983, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Central, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2487DCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4123
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during arrival, he checked the windsock & noted a x-wind condition of 10 KTS or less. However, he said the windsock was being blown from side to side. While landing on rwy 26, the acft veered to the right. Subsequently, the left gear failed. The plt reported that the wind was gusty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2487D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20639
- Airframe hours
- 3,841
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lyle Edward Neff
- Registered owner
- James Studer Ben Lumond Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1982
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CHP · Circle Hot Springs, runway 26, 3,670 × 60 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 363 total · 7 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
Other investigations on N2487D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.