# NTSB ANC99LA150: Cessna 182, N3092Y, Northway, AK, September 5, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 4, 1999, 16:00 local (Sep 5, 1999, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Northway, AK - Coordinates: 63.000705, -141.690139 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0007&lon=-141.6901&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 47537 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC99LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47537/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA150 ## Probable cause The improper maneuver to avoid obstructions by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were the ruts in the approach end of the airstrip, and tall brush alongside the airstrip. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - maneuver to avoid obstructions - improper, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor) ## Analysis The solo private pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that the airplane was in the landing flare when he noticed the touchdown area was washed out. He stated that he did not increase power to land farther down the 2,500 feet long by 60 feet wide gravel airstrip, but offset the airplane to the right, attempting to avoid the ruts. The airplane's right wing contacted alders growing on the edge of the airstrip, which turned the airplane about 45 degrees to the right. The airplane departed the right side of the airstrip, and the right wing sustained damage to the leading edge, leading edge ribs, and wingtip. The pilot added that the winds were calm. ## Factual narrative On September 4, 1999, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182 airplane, N3092Y, sustained substantial damage when it contacted brush during landing at an improved airstrip on McChord Creek, Alaska, at 63 degrees 39 minutes north latitude, 141 degrees 16 minutes west longitude, about 45 miles north of Northway, Alaska. The solo private pilot was not injured. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Northway about 1500, for the McChord Creek airstrip. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on September 22, and in his NTSB Pilot/Operator report, the pilot stated that the airplane was in the landing flare when he noticed the touchdown area was washed out. He stated that he did not increase power to land farther down the 2,500 feet long by 60 feet wide gravel airstrip, but offset the airplane to the right, attempting to avoid the ruts. The airplane's right wing contacted alders growing on the edge of the airstrip, which turned the airplane about 45 degrees to the right. The airplane departed the right side of the airstrip, and the right wing sustained damage to the leading edge, leading edge ribs, and wingtip. The pilot added that the winds were calm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3092Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3092Y), registered now, S/N 18254092, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-54092 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Val B. Jones - Registered owner: Dale L. Lackner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ORT, AK - Airport: Mcchord Creek, runway 9, 2,500 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 496 total, 25 in this make and model, 459 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °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 19990904026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904026719A), Sep 4, 1999: Cessna 182, Northway, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 4, 1999, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182 airplane, N3092Y, sustained substantial damage when it contacted brush during landing… From the NTSB's public API. 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