Cessna 182 N8769T
30 May 2020 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2020 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N8769T was involved in an accident near Anchorage, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.4120, -150.5970
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N8769T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1960
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Lake → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC20CA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while landing into the wind at a remote airstrip, as the airplane descended below the tree line, the airplane experienced “wind shear or turbulence” and the headwind diminished. The airplane lost aerodynamic lift, descended rapidly to the ground, and subsequently landed hard. The engine firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot also reported that the winds in the area were 25 knots gusting to 30 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2020 | Cessna 182 | Winfield, Texas, United States | Brentco Aerial Patrol | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Cessna 182 | Beechhurst, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2020 | Cessna 182 | Byers, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Cessna 182 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2020 | Cessna 182 | Area Municipio de Joyabaj, Guatemala | Aerocharter Vuelos Privagos SA | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Feb 2020 | Cessna 182 | Huron, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2020 | Piper PA 20 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Cessna 172 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Cessna 208 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Piper PA31 | Buckland, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2020 | Cessna 172R | Hope, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Air Force Base Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2020 | Grumman G44 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |