Cessna 172P N54633

Summary

On 5 July 1983 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54633, operated by Elmendorf Aero Club, was involved in an accident near McKinley Park, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1983 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinley Park, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

McKinley (5MK)

Coordinates

63.7801, -148.5201

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N54633

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Elmendorf Aero Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elmendorf Afb → McKinley Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83LA115

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE WINDSOCK. WHILE ON FINAL FOR RWY 16 'THINGS' DID NOT FEEL RIGHT, BUT HE CONTINUED INTO A LONG, FAST TAILWIND LANDING. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE RWY HE DELIBERATELY GROUNDLOOPED THE ACFT TO AVOID GOING OVER A PRECIPICE. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH/NORTHWEST OCCASSIONALLY GUSTING 20 KTS. IN HIS REPORT, THE PLT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL POINTS DURING THE APPROACH WHERE A GO-AROUND WAS CLEARLY INDICATED, HOWEVER HE WAS CONFIDENT HE COULD LAND SAFELY. THE PLT ALSO STATED HE CALLED THE ARPT ON 122.8. THIS FREQ IS USED TO ACTIVATE THE LANDING ALERT SYSTEM. THE CORRECT FREQ FOR EITHER THE CTAF OR RCO IS 122.1.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.