- Date
- January 6, 1992, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Atmautluak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91361Cessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920106000259A
- Case key
- 5681
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot selected unsuitable terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the dawn light condition and the snow on the runway.
Analysis
The pilot stated that just after touchdown the wheels went into a snowdrift about 2 ft deep which pulled the airplane sideways. He applied full power to make a go-around, then hit another snowdrift about 12-16 in deep. The airplane then slid off the runway. The operator's dispatcher stated he telephoned the airport & was told 'to the best of his knowledge the runway condition was good'. The airport person responsible for plowing the runway stated that the snowplow had broken down, and told the dispatcher to tell the pilot to take a good look at the runway before landing. It was too dark to check the runway earlier in the morning. There was no NOTAM in effect pertaining to the runway condition. The Alaska supplement flip cautions ' runway condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to using.' The accident occurred 15 minutes after the beginning of civil twilight, and 44 minutes before official sunrise. The pilot stated because of the light conditions he did not see the snowdrifts before before hitting them.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91361
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052045
- Airframe hours
- 10,781
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Hageland Aviation Services
- Registered owner
- Hageland Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 19, 1991 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- 08AK · Atmautluak, runway 15, 2,000 × 45 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 2,800 in this make and model · 3,900 as pilot in command · 225 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °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 N91361 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.