ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364286
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| Date: | Thursday 31 October 1991 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Floyd Raymond Murphy |
| Registration: | N46279 |
| MSN: | 17257152 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3818 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ekuk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dillingham, AK (DLG) |
| Ekuk, AK (KKU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED A LOG ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRIED TO MISS IT DURING THE TOUCHDOWN BUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL & FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE LOG.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE LOG.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 2012 | N46279 | 0 | McCarthy, Alaska | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 13:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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