# NTSB ANC84FA045: Cessna 152, N68291, Anchorage, AK, March 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 9, 1984, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.259223, -149.59909 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2592&lon=-149.5991&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4195/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA045

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - light condition - dusk
  - fuselage - previous damage
  - maintenance,major repair - improper, other maintenance personnel
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRFRAME WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. IT WAS THEN REBUILT & PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. SINCE THEN, IT HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 24 HRS USING A SNOW COVERED RWY FOR TAKES & LANDING. DURING THE 1ST SUBSEQUENT FLT FROM A DRY RWY, THE PLT MADE A LANDING, & ON TOUCH DOWN, HE NOTED THAT THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE MADE A GO-AROUND, & WHEN HE LANDED THE 2ND TIME, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. AGAIN, HE WENT AROUND. ON THE 3RD LANDING AT DUSK, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FULL STOP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT & COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE TENDENCY TO SWERVE WAS NOT FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION DID REVEAL THAT A JIG WAS NOT USED TO REBUILD THE ACFT AFTER THE PREVIOUS ACCIDENT.

## 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: 15282233
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fort Richardson Flying Club
- Registered owner: Robert Louis Allen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: FRN, Bryant, runway 34, 1,860 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 240 total, 122 in this make and model, 128 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FRN, 5 nm away

## 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 19840309006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309006559A), Mar 9, 1984: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway and nosed up in a snowbank on landing. Aircraft had a pull to the right. Possible out of rig.

## 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 ANC83LAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LAG01), Dec 31, 1982: Cessna 152 (N68291), Chugiak, 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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