- Date
- July 5, 1983, 13:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinley Park, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54633Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830705031079A
- Case key
- 4139
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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 plt stated that he was unable to locate the windsock. While on final for rwy 16 'things' did not feel right, but he continued into a long, fast tailwind landing. As he neared the end of the rwy he deliberately groundlooped the acft to avoid going over a precipice. Winds were from the north/northwest occassionally gusting 20 KTS. In his report, the plt stated there were several points during the approach where a go-around was clearly indicated, however he was confident he could land safely. The plt also stated he called the arpt on 122.8. This freq is used to activate the landing alert system. The correct freq for either the CTAF or rco is 122.1.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54633
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275016
- Airframe hours
- 1,307
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elmendorf Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Gary W. Grant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1983 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- EDF · Elmendorf Afb, AK
- Destination
- 5MK · Mckinley Park, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5MK · Mckinley, runway 16, 3,000 × 100 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
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,595 total · 45 in this make and model · 4,415 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 57 °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.