Time: 01:29:00Z
Regis#: N3132E
Aircraft Make: AERONCA
Aircraft Model: 7BCM
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Anchorage FSDO-03
City: SKWENTNA
State: Alaska
AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER INTO A SNOWBANK AND WAS RESCUED BY THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER, 8 MILES FROM SKWENTNA, ALASKA
http://registry.faa.gov/N3132E
Anchorage, AK - Two men are safe after being rescued by the Alaska Air National Guard near Skwentna.
Around 4 PM on Saturday, Alaska State Troopers say they were notified of a plane which had flipped over at the Eight Mile Landing Strip.
According to Troopers, 23 year old Davis Dunlap and a male passenger were not hurt when the 1946 Aeronca Champion overturned.
AST says the survivors were in 12 inches of snow without survival gear to stay overnight and so they called in the Alaska Air National Guard 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons who were able to send a helicopter and Pararescuemen to save the men.
The Guard says the survivors were taken to the Mat-Su Regional Hospital to be checked out.
And Alaska State Troopers say the NTSB has been notified and will investigate the incident.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center reported the two individuals were attempting to land at a remote airstrip near Eight Mile Lake. The plane flipped over during landing, the release says.
“The snow was too deep,” said Master Sgt. Armando Soria, ARCC superintendent. “The aircraft was not equipped with skis, and as they were attempting to land, the snow caught the wheels and flipped the plane.”
A ground team would not have been able to get to the survivors, says Soria. They were uninjured but weren’t prepared with survival gear, the release says, so airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th rescue squadrons were sent out.
“The team flew to the location, rescued the survivors and flew them to Mat-Su Regional Hospital, where they were released to medical personnel,” the release continues.
Soria says this incident is a reminder to “be prepared when you’re navigating the skies of the Alaska wilderness.”
“It is important to always pack at least the minimal essential survival gear, ensure you have an emergency locater beacon,” Soria said. “That will help your chance of survival.”
- Source: http://www.ktva.com
A pilot and his passenger were rescued from a landing strip near Skwentna Saturday after their airplane flipped, leaving them stranded in a foot of snow, Alaska State Troopers said. No injuries were reported.
Troopers got a report of an aircraft crash at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, troopers said in an online dispatch Sunday.
Davis Dunlap, 23, of Palmer had flipped a 1946 Aeronca Champion fixed-wing, single-engine plane at the Eight Mile Lake landing strip.
“Dunlap texted via a spot locator to a family member that he and another male passenger were both uninjured when the aircraft overturned and came to rest on its wings. Dunlap reported they had no survival gear to stay the night (and) were in 12 inches of snow,” the dispatch said.
Troopers notified the 11th Rescue Coordination Center, a unit of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard.
The RCC picked up the pilot and his passenger. Both were flown to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
- Source: https://www.adn.com
Previous accident occurred July 08, 2014 in Palmer, AK
ANCHORAGE - Alaska State Troopers say a small plane crashed near Palmer Tuesday night, with one of the two people on board medevaced to Anchorage for treatment of injuries.
AST spokesperson Megan Peters says troopers were informed of the Aeronca C-85’s crash, in the vicinity of Skyranch Loop, just after 7:45 p.m.
“It looks like the plane crashed while trying to land,” Peters said. “It was actually the pilot who ended up getting transported to Anchorage by LifeMed Alaska.”
Along with troopers and the LifeMed flight, members of the Palmer Fire Department and Mat-Su Borough Emergency Services also responded to the scene. Peters says it’s not initially clear how severely the pilot was injured.
Troopers say Russell Dunlap of Palmer was piloting the C-85 when he attempted a landing at Sky Ranch. According to a Troopers report, the plane overshot the runway and came to rest in a wooded area off Sky Ranch Loop.
Dunlap had one passenger in the plane at the time, 22-year-old Davis Dunlap of Palmer. He was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Russel was transported by helicopter to Mat-Su Regional Hospital for treatment.
Troopers have alerted the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration of the crash. The NTSB’s chief Alaska investigator, Clint Johnson, says an investigator had been assigned to the crash, but he couldn’t immediately verify details about what happened.
Source: http://www.ktuu.com
RUSSELL MORGAN DUNLAP: http://registry.faa.gov/N68593
NTSB Identification: ANC14LA052
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, July 08, 2014 in Palmer, AK
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/01/2015
Aircraft: AERONCA 7BCM, registration: N68593
Injuries: 2 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that the student pilot was flying the leg back to the airplane’s home base and that he asked the student pilot how much fuel was remaining, but he did not visually check the fuel quantity before the flight. About 3 miles from the destination airport, the engine lost all power. The pilot assumed control of the airplane and lowered the nose to attain best glide speed. As the airplane’s nose lowered, the engine regained power. The student reassumed control of the airplane and initiated a climb. During the climb, the engine lost power again, and the pilot took control of the airplane and started an approach to the airport.
Due to the location and altitude of the airplane, the pilot chose to make an approach to the nearest runway, which resulted in a landing with a tailwind. The airplane was high, so the pilot entered it into a slip to lose altitude. When the pilot exited the slip near the runway, he realized the airplane’s airspeed was too high to land on the runway, so he chose to stall the airplane into an area of trees past the departure end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. No preaccident mechanical anomalies were noted with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that about 1/2 gallon of fuel was in the wing auxiliary tanks and that only a small amount of residual fuel was in the bottom of the center main tank. Postaccident examination revealed that the fuel quantity indicator showed that there was between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of fuel when the center main tank was empty. Given the lack of fuel found in the center main tank, the pilot’s statement, and the erroneous fuel gauge reading, it is likely that the pilot used the fuel quantity gauge and the student pilot’s statement to determine the available fuel, which resulted in his overestimating the actual quantity of available fuel.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the improperly calibrated fuel quantity indication system.
On July 8, 2014, about 1950 Alaska daylight time, an Aeronca Champ 7BCM airplane, N68593, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, following a total loss of engine power while approaching the Sky Ranch at Pioneer Peak Airport, Palmer, Alaska. The airline transport rated pilot and the student pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Birchwood Airport, Chugiak, Alaska about 1530, and was destined to Sky Ranch.
In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot stated that his son, who is a student pilot, had just completed a dual cross country flight, and then flew the airplane solo to the Birchwood Airport to pick him up and return to Sky Ranch. The pilot asked the student pilot how much fuel was remaining, but he did not visually check the fuel quantity before the flight. The pilot was seated in the rear seat and his son, who was going to fly the leg back to Sky Ranch, was seated in the front seat.
Approximately three miles from Sky Ranch the airplane's engine lost all power. The pilot assumed control of the airplane from the student pilot, and lowered the nose to attain best glide speed. As the nose of the airplane lowered, the engine regained power. The student pilot again assumed control of the airplane and initiated a climb. During the climb, the engine lost power again, and the pilot assumed control of the airplane and started an approach to Sky Ranch.
Due to the location and altitude of the airplane, the pilot elected to make an approach to Runway 06, which involved landing with a tailwind. The pilot said that the airplane was high, so he entered a slip to lose altitude. When he recovered from the slip near the runway, he realized that his airspeed had increased, and he was flying too fast to land. He held the airplane over the runway while his airspeed decreased, but was unable to land on the runway surface. He continued to slow the airplane and elected to stall it into an area of trees past the departure end of Runway 06. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.
Initial examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that there was approximately one half gallon of fuel in the wing auxiliary tanks. Visual examination of the fuel quantity in the center main tank noted only a small amount of residual fuel in the bottom of the tank. No preaccident mechanical anomalies were noted with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Postacccident examination of the fuel tanks by the NTSB IIC revealed that the fuel quantity indicator showed between 1/4 and 1/2 tank full when the center fuel tank was empty.
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