Cessna 172M N13147
12 April 1993 · Kasigluk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1993 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13147, operated by Yute Air Alaska, was involved in an accident near Kasigluk, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kasigluk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kasigluk (Z09)
- Coordinates
- 60.8105, -161.8492
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N13147
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Yute Air Alaska
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Atmautluak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE SNOWBANK (BERM) ON THE OVERRUN (STOPWAY).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY (17-35). SHE BEGAN A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 WITH 3 PASSENGERS ABOARD, USING SOFT FIELD PROCEDURES. RUNWAY 17 HAD A POSITIVE (UPSLOPE) GRADE OF 1% & THE FIRST 400 FEET OF THE RUNWAY WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO SLUSH & PUDDLES. THE PILOT SAID SHE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN SHE BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DUE TO POOR BRAKING ACTION ON LOOSE GRAVEL, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRPLANE HIT A SNOW BERM ON THE STOPWAY ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END & WAS DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT FOR ALASKA CAUTIONED THAT THE KASIGLUK AIRPORT WAS UNATTENDED, THAT THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT MONITORED, AND THAT NO AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED DURING WINTER MONTHS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172F | Co. Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172P | Pembroke, Virginia, United States | Air Chesterfield Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172RG | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Cessna 172 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn E. Murphy | Serious injuries | - |
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