# NTSB ANC95LA041: Cessna 170A, N1364D, Anchorage, AK, March 29, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 29, 1995, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 69.219902, -146.790466 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.2199&lon=-146.7905&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 24, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC95LA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2638/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA041 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT FOR TORQUE/P FACTOR WHEN ADDING ENGINE POWER FOR THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER. THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED FLARE, DELAYED GO-AROUND, AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - torque/p-factor - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - snowbank ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT A GRAVEL AIRSTRIP THAT HAD SNOWBERMS ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE NINTH APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND BALLOONED UPWARD. HE ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT, THEN, DECIDED TO BEGIN A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE SNOWBERM ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD ACCRUED 56 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WITH 4.3 HOURS AS SOLO FLIGHT. ## Factual narrative On March 29, 1995, about 1700 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 170A, N1364D, collided with a snow bank during a go-around at Goose Bay Airport, about 8 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, received substantial damage. The pilot, holder of a student pilot certificate and the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Lake Hood Strip, Anchorage, Alaska, about 1527. The pilot reported that he was performing solo touch and go landings on runway 25. During the ninth landing approach, he flared too high and the airplane ballooned upward. The pilot added engine power to extend the landing touchdown. He then decided to go-around and added full power. The airplane veered to the left and collided with a snow bank along the left edge of the runway. The airplane received damage to the right landing gear and right wing. The pilot indicated that his total aeronautical experience consisted of 56 hours. He had accrued 40.3 hours in the accident aircraft make and model, with 4.3 hours as pilot-in-command (solo). ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1364D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1364D), registered now, S/N 19940, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A - Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 19940 - Airframe hours: 1813 - Engines: CONTINENTAL C145-2 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Paul Spiro - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 1995, 34 hours before - Departed: Z41, AK - Destination: Z40 - Airport: Z40, Goose Bay, runway 25, 3,000 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 56 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °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 19950329006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329006009A), Mar 29, 1995: Cessna 170A, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Added power to ease touchdown. Then elected go around lost control veered into snowbank. ## Other investigations on N1364D (2) 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. - [NTSB ANC97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA032), Mar 8, 1997: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive speed while taxiing. A factor in the accident was flat light conditions. - [NTSB ANC77DAH35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH35), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Seward, AK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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