- Date
- January 9, 1988, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Willow, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8439XCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880109000349A
- Case key
- 4934
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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 stated that immediately upon touchdown, the airplane started sinking in (two feet) deep snow, and came to a stop in about 50 feet. The left wing and propeller struck the ground. The plt had overflown the arpt and saw the snow removal equipment about mid-field. He decided to land short of them. Unfortunately he chose the unplowed end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8439X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17248939
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alvin L. Ashton
- Registered owner
- Alvin L Ashton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1986
- Departed
- Z15 · Birchwood, AK
- Airport
- 222 · Willow, runway 13, 3,100 × 105 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F
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 N8439X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.