14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, July 04, 2015 in Anchorage, AK
Aircraft: CESSNA 182, registration: N4861D
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 4, 2014 about 1943 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182 airplane, N4861D, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing on a highway about 8 nautical miles south of Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at the Seward Airport, Seward, Alaska.
The pilot stated that while flying over an area known as the Turnagain Arm, an inland waterway, the engine began surging. He then switched the fuel selector valve from the right fuel tank to the left fuel tank, but the engine continued to surge, which was followed by a loss of all engine power. The pilot then selected a portion of the Seward Highway as a forced landing site, and just after touchdown, the right wing collide with a vehicle. A postaccident examination revealed that the right aileron had sustained substantial damage.
Following the accident the airplane was moved off the highway to a parking lot where the pilot and a mechanic started the engine and it ran smoothly at various power settings. About 15 gallons of fuel were drained from the wing tanks before removing the wings to transport the airplane to a secure location. No damage to the fuel lines were noted during the removal of the wings.
A detailed examination of the engine and airframe are pending.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Anchorage FSDO-03
ROBERT K. THORNQUIST: http://registry.faa.gov/N4861D
ANCHORAGE -
Anchorage police and fire crews responded to an aircraft landing on the Seward Highway near Potter Marsh Saturday evening.
The Anchorage Police Department said in a Saturday statement that crews headed to the landing, initially reported on the Seward Highway in the vicinity of the Potter Marsh pullout, at about 7:40 p.m. Three people were on board the aircraft.
"The plane was forced to land due to fuel-related issues," police wrote. "There were no injuries."
Clint Johnson, the NTSB's head Alaska investigator, said the plane's landing could have been much worse.
"They did, in fact, clip a car," Johnson said. "Not a lot of damage, but it did do some damage to the plane."
APD dispatchers said the highway was briefly closed as responders arrived at the scene, but has reopened as of 8 p.m.
Source: http://www.ktuu.com
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