Accident Cessna 170B N4691C, Sunday 12 August 1984

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Date:	Sunday 12 August 1984
Time:	11:20 LT
Type:	Cessna 170B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4691C
MSN:	25635
Total airframe hrs:	2857 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-145
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenai, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Anchorage, AK (MRI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON A GRAVEL OIL DRILLING PAD. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE PAD AND COLLIDED WITH A BEAM. AFTER A BOUNCE AND A YAW THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE PLT SAID HIS SELECTION OF LANDING AREA WAS POOR.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: