- Date
- February 9, 1992, 09:07 local (13:07 UTC)
- Place
- Cube Cove, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N905DStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920209002259A
- Case key
- 5687
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The encounter of windshear during the final approach and the pilot's improper in flight planning and decisions by electing to land downwind. Factor in this accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
Analysis
The airplane was making its final approach to the south over high terrain which sloped downward and toward the airstrip, to a point below the elevation of the airstrip. The terrain descended to its lowest point approximately 200 feet from the threshold and then rose upward toward the airstrip. The wind was blowing from the north at 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Witnesses stated they felt occasional higher gusts. After making three to four passes and circles around the airstrip the airplane's final approach path was downwind and downhill. The airplane impacted the ground, a clear cut area, approximately 100 feet short and 200 feet to the west of the center line.
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
- N905D
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2905
- Airframe hours
- 2,955
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- George W. Mcneven
- Registered owner
- George W. Mcneven
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1991 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Cube Cove, runway 18, 2,500 × 30 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.