Cessna 172 N1361U

Summary

On 25 January 2004 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1361U was involved in an accident near Girdwood, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 January 2004 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Girdwood, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Girdwood (AQY)

Coordinates

60.9661, -149.1258

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1361U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Girdwood → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC04LA020

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun and collision with a snowbank. A factor in the accident was an inoperative airspeed indicator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting to takeoff in his personal airplane from a snow and ice-covered, 2,100 foot long gravel runway. He reported that during the takeoff roll, he noted that the airspeed indicator was not functioning, and he elected to abort the takeoff. He was unable to stop the airplane prior to running off the end of the runway and colliding with a snowbank. The pilot stated that the pitot heat was turned on and functioning during the preflight inspection, taxi and run-up, and that the static port was clear. He indicated that the failure of the airspeed indicator may have been due to ice in the pitot-static system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.