- Date
- April 22, 1985, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Whittier, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N761UCCessna A152AEROBAT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850422015929A
- Case key
- 4481
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot in command failed to perform an adequate reconnaisance of the airport prior to landing and did not avail himself of all information concerning the runway conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761UC
- Reported as
- Cessna A152AEROBAT (A152AEROBA)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520987
- Airframe hours
- 1,594
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Netword
- Registered owner
- Glyn Scales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 3, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- AK66 · Whittier, runway 21, 1,500 × 75 ft, snow
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 55 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 5WT
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 N761UC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.