- Date
- August 10, 1983, 20:30 local (Aug 11, 1983, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5215XBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830810043539A
- Case key
- 4152
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during a go-around attempt to a mountain airstrip at 4000 ft MSL. According to the plt he thought his approach was too flat so he initiated a go-around at low alt and with 60 KTS indicated airspeed. The acft would not outclimb the rising terrain and the plt was forced to land on the muskeg. During landing, the right main wheel separatedand the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5215X
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 179
- Airframe hours
- 934
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glen Tilghman
- Registered owner
- Thomas Hart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1982
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,457 total · 102 in this make and model · 1,190 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5215X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.