- Date
- December 31, 1982, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chugiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N68291Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821231068189A
- Case key
- 70247
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings on a runway with patches of ice. He stated that on his second touch-and-go, he touched down to the right of the centerline. Reportedly, he retracted the flaps, added full power, and attempted to correct back to the centerline. However, the aircraft went into a skid on the icy runway and subsequently collided with a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68291
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-282238
- Airframe hours
- 1,195
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Chester . Kilfoyle
- Registered owner
- Chester . Kilfoyle
- Departed
- Fort Richardson, AK
- Destination
- Fort Richardson, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Z15 · Birchwood Airport, runway 19, 4,000 × 100 ft, macadam
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °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.
Other investigations on N68291 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.