Junior Ace D N8537P

Summary

On 9 July 1982 at about 23:00 local time, a Junior Ace D registered N8537P, operated by Ansal Young, was involved in an accident near Ninilchik, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1982 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ninilchik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Junior Ace D

Registration

N8537P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ansal Young

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Calistoga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC82DAG34

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BECAME LOCKED IN THE"FULL UP POSITION." THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE THROUGH THE AIR IN UNCOORDINATED FLIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN APPROACHING LARGE TREES WHILE IN A YAW. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO A STALL AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE COULD CLEAR THE TREES. SO HE REDUCED THE POWER AND CRASH LANDED IN AN AREA OF BRUSH AND TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.