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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Tuesady, August 17, 1999 14:17 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The airline transport certificated pilot, and the pilot-rated passenger of the airplane departed on a cross-country personal flight. The airplane was last fueled the day before the accident. Before departure on the accident flight, the pilot said a preflight inspection found no water in the fuel. He estimated he had about 50 gallons of fuel. The distance from the point of departure, to the accident site is about 230 nautical miles. While in a slow descent, the engine began to run rough and lose power. The pilot adjusted the carburetor heat control, and the mixture control, but the engine roughness intensified. About 1,200 feet, the engine quit running. The pilot selected an emergency landing area in soft, tundra-covered terrain. After touchdown, the airplane nosed over. The airplane's nose gear was sheared off, and the airplane received damage to the propeller, left wing, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. After the accident, the pilot reported the odor of fuel permeated the air, and he noticed fuel squirting from the fuel tank air vent tube. About two hours after the accident, an Alaska State Trooper arrived to the scene by helicopter to pick up the pilot and passenger. The Trooper reported he did not see or smell the odor of fuel. The airplane wreckage was retrieved by a helicopter company, two days after the accident. During the recovery, the wings and engine were removed from the fuselage. The crew did not notice any fuel in the wing fuel tanks. They did find fuel in the lines between the tanks, the fuel strainer, and an engine fuel line. Three days after the accident, FAA inspectors examined the wreckage. The inspectors noted that no fuel was present in the fuel tanks. The fuel tank screens were unobstructed. A small amount of fuel was found in the fuel strainer. Activation of the engine fuel primer produced fuel from the primer line. The carburetor inlet fuel screen was removed, and a small amount of fuel was found. The screen was clean and unobstructed. The carburetor bowl was about 1/4 full of fuel. Activation of the throttle arm produced fuel from the accelerator pump nozzle. Hand rotation of the engine confirmed valve action, and spark from the spark plug leads.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/17/1999 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1417 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | FAIRBANKS |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99709 |
| Event Date Year | 1999 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1444 Atlantic Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 315 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PAF |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 434 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 7 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | ADT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 20000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 5000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 19 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 223 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1500 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 17 1999 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1525 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 10 2001 9:43AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N25ZZ |
| NTSB Number | ANC99LA120 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 182Q |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 182Q |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18267202 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2960 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 6 1999 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ROBERT N. MALONE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 437 AVENIDA CANORA |
| Aircraft Owner City | OCEANSIDE |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92057 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | VINCENT J. MOORE |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 782 TIMBER COVE WAY |
| Operator City | OCEANSIDE |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 92054 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | PANC |
| Departure City | ANCHORAGE |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1200 |
| Departure Time Zone | ADT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | 95Z |
| Destination City | NORTH POLE |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 10 2001 12:26PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |