Arctic S1B2 N65AT

Summary

On 29 May 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Arctic S1B2 registered N65AT, operated by Elmendorf Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Near Big Lake, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 May 1982 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Arctic S1B2

Registration

N65AT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Elmendorf Aero Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC82DA043

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A RATED SINGLE-ENGINE-LAND PILOT IN BASIC FLOAT PLANE TRAINING. AFTER PRACTICING A NUMBER OF LANDINGS, THE INSTRUCTOR (IP) SIMULATED AN ENGINE-OUT BY REDUCING THE POWER TO 1000-1200 RPM. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CLOSE-IN DOWNWIND LEG BESIDE THE LAKE. THE IP REALIZED THE STUDENT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE LAKE WITHOUT ADDING POWER. HE TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER AND THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND THE FLOATS STRUCK THE TOPS OF SEVERAL TREES WHILE ON A SHORT BASE LEG. THE IP VISUALLY CHECKED THE FLOATS AND SAW NO DAMAGE, BUT DID NOTICE THE PLANE WAS CARRYING SOME BRANCHES. HE MADE A CONTROLLED LANDING IN THE WATER AND THEN HEADED FOR THE SHORE. BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO THE SHORE, THE DAMAGED FLOAT RIGGING ALLOWED THE PLANE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WING DRAGGING IN THE WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.