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September 18, 1993 · Taylorcraft BC-12D · N5029M

Lake George, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 18, 1993
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Lake George, AK
Aircraft
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Tail Number
N5029M
Operator
Hanson Aaron W
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC93LA179

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED 'A LITTLE LONG' ON THE GRAVEL BAR, THEN COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE OVER RUNNING THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE GRAVEL BAR WAS ABOUT 800 FEET LONG AND THE PILOT SAID HE HAD LANDED THERE PREVIOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Full Narrative

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 17, 1993, at 1900 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft BC-12B airplane, N5029M, over ran the end of the strip and nosed over while landing on a remote strip in the Lake George drainage, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Palmer, Alaska. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The local personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Wasilla, Alaska at 1720. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed. Shortly after the accident, during a telephone interview the pilot stated the following in part: "The strip was about 800 feet long, and I had landed there twice previously. I landed a little long, then could not stop the airplane before running off the departure end. The airplane then went into a hole and went over on its back."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:00 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftTaylorcraft BC-12D
Tail NumberN5029M
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorHanson Aaron W
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · A-75-B · Reciprocating · 75
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 32 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind180° @ 3 kt
Visibility50 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point39 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data