# NTSB ANC98LA065: Cessna 172, N8092B, Naknek, AK, June 6, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 6, 1998, 12:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Naknek, AK - Coordinates: 58.799732, -156.899932 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7997&lon=-156.8999&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 17, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 3151 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3151/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA065 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with this accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - large wave/swell ## Analysis The pilot was landing to the south on a remote beach adjacent to Bristol Bay. He reported that wind conditions at the time of the accident were about 090 degrees at 15 knots, with peak gusts to 20 knots. He stated that as the airplane touched down, it veered to the right. He attempted to abort the landing by applying full power and full left aileron, but the airplane became airborne, veered to the right over the tidal surf, and collided with a large wave. The airplane sank, and the four occupants swam about 50 yards to shore. He said there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 6, 1998, about 1215 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N8092B, sustained substantial damage after colliding with ocean surf, about 25 miles south of Naknek, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The pilot/airplane owner and three passengers aboard were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Naknek Airport, about 1200. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on June 7, the pilot reported that he was landing to the south on a remote beach adjacent to Bristol Bay. The pilot stated that as the airplane touched down, it veered to the right. He said he attempted to abort the landing by applying full power and full left aileron. The airplane became airborne, veered to the right over the tidal surf, and collided with a large wave. The airplane sank, and the four occupants swam about 50 yards to shore. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He wrote in his written statement that wind conditions at the time of the accident were about 090 degrees at 15 knots, with peak gusts to 20 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8092B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8092B), registered now, S/N 29892, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 29892 - Airframe hours: 5461 - Engines: Continental O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Thomas J. Edwards - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 31, 1997, 100 hours before - Departed: 5NK, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - 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 19980606012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606012549A), Jun 6, 1998: Cessna 172, South Nakenk, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on a beach in crosswind. Lost directional control due soft sand. Veered into ocean on go around nosed over. (.4)the certificated private pilot was… From the NTSB's public API. 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