ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386280
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 January 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Federal Aviation Administration |
| Registration: | N737CU |
| MSN: | 17269321 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 988 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kipnuk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
| Kipnuk Airport, AK (KPN/PAKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot/owner was landing at a remote airport. The purpose of the flight was to work on the FAA's VOR building at the destination airport. The pilot is an employee of the FAA's Airways Facilities Branch. The pilot said that his check of weather conditions included a wind report of 060 degrees at eight knots. Upon arrival over the airport, the pilot said he visually checked the wind sock at the airport. The wind sock frame appeared to be oriented about 150 degrees, but the tail of the sock was blowing at an angle. The wind appeared to be 060 degrees at 10 knots, with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot landed on runway 33, touching down at the approach end of the runway. The runway surface was icy, and about 300 feet after touchdown, the airplane was blown to the left. The pilot was unable to correct the left drift, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway, into an area of soft snow. The airplane nosed over, and received damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. The remarks section of the airport facility directory/Alaska supplement notes that the airport is unattended, the runway condition is not monitored, the airport has frequent crosswinds, and the windsock at the south end of the airport is damaged, and not functioning properly.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a crosswind, an icy runway and snow covered terrain, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and an inaccurate wind direction indicator.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01TA032
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 13:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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