FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Anchorage FSDO-03
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON RAILROAD TRACKS, NEAR ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Date: 30-OCT-16
Time: 21:45:00Z
Regis#: N124UA
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 185
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: None
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: ANCHORAGE
State: Alaska
ANCHORAGE –
A pilot made a safe but sudden landing in South Anchorage Sunday afternoon.
The pilot, John Kagerer, reported that his engine quit shortly after taking off from Flying Crown Airport, a private runway near the Seward Highway. He was able to find some clear space and landed on some train tracks. Kagerer said his plane was not damaged.
One passenger was on board the plane during the incident, Kagerer said. Neither he nor his passenger was injured.
Kagerer said he has been flying for 35 years and has never had an engine quit on him before.
He said the challenge now is getting a truck or trailer large enough to tow his plane from the scene. He said he stores his plane, a Cessna 185, at Flying Crown.
Source: http://www.ktva.com
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