ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295567
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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 2003 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63DJ |
| MSN: | 25505 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4088 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chugiak, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was attempting to land his tailwheel airplane on a river bar with a steep bank at the approach end. He said that after a prolonged power-off approach to the site, he applied power to flare the airplane and "make my landing spot." He indicated that the engine "hesitated or sputtered," momentarily, and he had to turn to miss the bank. The airplane subsequently descended into the river and nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude during an approach to land at an off-airport landing site, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03LA068
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 10:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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