# NTSB ANC83LAG01: Cessna 152, N68291, Chugiak, AK, December 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: December 31, 1982, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Coordinates: 61.410816, -149.17044 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4108&lon=-149.1704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LAG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70247/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LAG01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68291-1998-06-02), registration cancelled 1998-06-02, S/N 15282233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 152-282238
- Airframe hours: 1195
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821231068189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231068189A), Dec 31, 1982: Cessna 152, Chukiak, AK, Substantial damage. Landed off center on icy runway. Tried to correct and skidded sideways into a snowbank.

## Other investigations on N68291 (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA013), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N68291), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND TREES.
- [NTSB ANC84FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA045), Mar 9, 1984: Cessna 152 (N68291), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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