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September 26, 1999 · Cessna 180 · N4563B

Pilot Point, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 26, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Pilot Point, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Tail Number
N4563B
Operator
Aire Larose
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC99LA154

The pilot was landing on an approximate 1,000 feet long volcanic cinder area. He described the visibility as unlimited, the winds at five knots, and said there was light rain on the windshield. The airplane was in the landing flare when the left main landing gear contacted a two feet high tundra hummock. He said that when the main wheels touched down, the left landing gear leg collapsed. The left elevator, and left aileron sustained substantial damage. He told the IIC that he had landed in the same location numerous times, and during this landing misjudged the touchdown point.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the uneven terrain.

Full Narrative

On September 26, 1999, about 1500 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 180 airplane, N4563B, sustained substantial damage during landing at an off airport landing site about 32 miles south-southeast of Pilot Point, Alaska, at 57 degrees 02 minutes north latitude, 157 degrees 33 minutes west longitude. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 as a business flight in support of the pilot's hunting lodge. The flight departed the pilot's main camp on Pumice Creek, Alaska, about 1455, to pick up clients who had been dropped off earlier in the day. 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 (IIC) on September 29, the pilot stated that he was landing on an approximate 1,000 feet long volcanic cinder area. He described the visibility as unlimited, the winds at five knots, and said there was light rain on the windshield. The airplane was in the landing flare when the left main landing gear contacted a two feet high tundra hummock. He said that when the main wheels touched down, the left landing gear leg collapsed. The left elevator, and left aileron sustained substantial damage. He told the IIC that he had landed in the same location numerous times, and during this landing misjudged the touchdown point.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:00 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 180
Tail NumberN4563B
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAire Larose
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-470 · Reciprocating · 235
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 51 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind270° @ 5 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 5000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data