# NTSB ANC93LA062: Cessna 182, N6374B, Blair Lakes, AK, May 11, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1993, 19:30 local (May 11, 1993, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Blair Lakes, AK
- Coordinates: 64.809722, -147.720825 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2338/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA062

## Probable cause

THE PILOTS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.  A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT, WET, ROUGH AREA ON THE STRIP.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE DIRT STRIP THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A SOFT MUDDY AREA ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET LONG.  THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT SAID THAT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING HE MADE TWO LOW PASSES OVER THE STRIP.  HE SAID HE SAW OTHER AIRPLANE TIRE TRACKS ON THE STRIP SO THOUGHT IT WAS SUITABLE FOR A LANDING.

## Factual narrative

On May 10, 1993, at 1930 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 182 airplane, N6374B, nosed over while landing at a remote strip approximately 7 miles southeast of Blair Lakes, Alaska.  The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged.  The local personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Fairbanks, Alaska at 1845.  Visual meteorological conditions existed, and a VFR flight plan was filed.

Shortly after the accident, during a telephone interview, the pilot stated the following in part:  "We were looking for a place to hunt, and wanted to land at this strip.  Tire tracks on the ground indicated that other airplanes had landed there recently.  I made two low passes and the surface appeared suitable, so I made a soft field landing.  Shortly after touchdown I encountered a soft muddy area about 6 to 8 feet long which caused the nose gear to collapse and the airplane to nose over."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6374B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374B-2018-02-20), registration cancelled 2018-02-20, S/N 34274, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34274
- Airframe hours: 3937
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dooley, Kenneth J.
- Registered owner: Dooley, Kenneth J.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 14, 1992, 46 hours before
- Departed: FAI, FAIRBANKS, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: None, runway 14, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 900 total, 73 in this make and model, 730 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930510015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930510015359A), May 10, 1993: Cessna 182, Blair Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over after collapsing nose gear in a soft spot while landing at remote hunting strip.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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