- Date
- January 7, 1984, 10:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Big Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4856VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840107006439A
- Case key
- 4266
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The dual student and instructor were practicing emergency procedures. During the turn onto final approach the left main landing gear and left wing struck a snowbank. Flying club procedures state that no emergency practice procedure will be conducted below 500 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4856V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0401
- Airframe hours
- 1,105
- Engine
- Lycoming O-350-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elmendorf Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 4, 1983 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- EDF · Elmendorf, 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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,823 total · 80 in this make and model · 1,703 as pilot in command · 213 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EDF, 23 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.
Other investigations on N4856V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.