Cessna 177RG accident near Wasilla, AK
On June 24, 2007, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wasilla, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2007
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 61.522°N, 149.540°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070709X00891
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 24, 2007, about 1230 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 177RG airplane, N52103, received substantial damage when it collided with terrain during final approach at the Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Aero Tech Flying Service, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) instructional flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The commercial certificated flight instructor, and the private certificated student pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska, about 0845. The airplane impacted terrain about 100 yards short of the approach end of runway 03. There are no known witnesses to the accident. During an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on June 25, the owner of the flying service said the student was a private certificated pilot working on his commercial certificate. He said the private pilot had given himself a very short time to complete the transition training for his commercial certificate. He had already passed his commercial written test, and scheduled the check ride. The owner said he was at the airport when the airplane departed, and said the flight instructor told him they were going to be doing pattern work at Merrill Field. He said the airplane left the pattern, and he presumed they went elsewhere to find a higher ceiling due to low clouds in the local area. The owner did not know they had gone to Wasill
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to adequately supervise the private pilot (dual student), and his delayed go-around during approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the dual student's misjudged distance/altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
