- Date
- June 2, 1985, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Soldotna, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65928Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850602022019A
- Case key
- 4497
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft sustained substantial damage when the pilot lost control of the acft and nosed over on its back. The weather was VMC but the pilot said he encountered a gust and crosswind during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65928
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275925
- Airframe hours
- 1,222
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wilburs Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 28, 1985 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- HOM · Homer, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SXQ · Soldotna, runway 7, 4,973 × 130 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 14 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 16 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 16 °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 N65928 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.