- Date
- August 31, 1984, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65064Cessna Ector 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840831049829A
- Case key
- 4365
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Landing area selected by plt was slick due to mud from recent tidal waters. Acft slid on touchdown and plt was unable to stop. Applied full pwr in attempt to clear a gully at end of landing area. Main gear contacted FAR edge of gully and acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65064
- Reported as
- Cessna Ector 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2031
- Airframe hours
- 500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rick R. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Z41 · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Chickaloon Flat, AK
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage International
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 500 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °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 N65064 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.