ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179923
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 2004 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N172JL |
| MSN: | 17257724 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3777 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | about 7 miles east of Yakutat, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yakutat, AK (YAK) |
| Yakutat, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot with three passengers, was landing on a remote sand-covered beach site. The pilot reported that before the accident landing, he did a touch-and-go-landing to check the sand condition. After the successful touch-and-go landing on the beach, he landed to the southeast. During the landing roll, the tires encountered soft sand, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane subsequently nosed over, and received structural damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and fuselage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear, and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040716X00991&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2015 19:40 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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