- Date
- August 1, 1985, 19:00 local (Aug 2, 1985, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3121QCessna C-182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850801038609A
- Case key
- 4537
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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 stated that he misjudged his height above the runway's surface after making his approach from over the water. He flared 10 to 15 foot above the ground. Upon touchdown he lost control of the airplane and it left the runway's surface and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3121Q
- Reported as
- Cessna C-182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258121
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George D. Walton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Port Alsworth, 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 843 total · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.