- Date
- July 26, 1987, 17:00 local (Jul 27, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1946MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870726037849A
- Case key
- 4781
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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
There was hvy traffic when the plt of N1946M contacted Anchorage (anc) intl twr for lndg instrns at the lake hood strip. Anc twr ctld traffic at the nrby lake hood strip & lake hood seaplane base, as well as at the anc intl arpt. The wnd at lake hood had been variable. Just bfr the plt asked for lndg instructions, the wnd was fm 300 deg at 8 KTS. The plt was told to plan for a lndg on rwy 31. As acft arrd for lndg, the ctlr gave wnd info only when the plts reqd it or when the wnd shifted. The plt of N1946M did not req wnd info; however, at 1657:55, the ctlr made a transmission to all acft that lake hood ATIS info delta was current & that the wnd was fm 130 deg at 9 KTS. Aprx 50 sec later, he clrd N1946M to lnd on rwy 31. The acft was hi on final apch. Subsequently, it touched dwn about halfway dwn the 2200' gravel strip. The plt was unable to stop on the remaining rwy area. The acft contd off the end & nosed ovr on soft, wet terrain. The plt rprtd he was not aware there was a tail wnd until after the mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1946M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264497
- Airframe hours
- 1,664
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry P. Head
- Registered owner
- Ronald Edward Greisen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1987 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- 5HO · Hope, AK
- Airport
- Z41 · Lake Hood, runway 31, 2,200 × 80 ft, gravel
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 426 total · 68 in this make and model · 337 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 9 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC, 1 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.