Cessna 152 N96082

Summary

On 4 March 1988 at about 00:13 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N96082, operated by Elmendorf Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Chugiak, 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

4 March 1988 at 00:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Chugiak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Birchwood (Z15)

Coordinates

61.4101, -149.1701

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N96082

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 → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ANC88LA035

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 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT ON NIGHT LANDINGS. ON THE SIXTH TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED THE LANDING LIGHT OFF FOR A NO-LIGHT LANDING. THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, AND BEFORE A CORRECTION COULD BE MADE TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK DEEP, UNPLOWED SNOW ABOUT FOUR FEET INSIDE THE RUNWAY PERIMETER LIGHTS AND NOSED-DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE BOTH UNAWARE THAT THE RUNWAY HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY PLOWED. AN OFFICIAL FLIGHT PUBLICATION LISTS THE AIRPORT AS UNATTENDED AND UNMONITORED, AND RECOMMENDS A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR RECOMMENDED THAT NO-LIGHT LANDINGS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED ONLY UNDER IDEAL RUNWAY/WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.