Cessna 172 N7886G

Summary

On 21 July 2005 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7886G, operated by Byron D. Brown, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

21 July 2005 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.1333, -153.1167

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7886G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Byron D. Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unalakleet → Kenai

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC05CA103

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was swampy terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a grass-covered field to wait for better weather. As the airplane's main landing gear wheels touched down, the airplane abruptly nosed over. The pilot noted that after he exited the overturned airplane, he discovered that the landing area had about 8-inches of water mixed with the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.