ANC92LA166

1992-09-13 · SELDOVIA, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SOV

Aircraft involved

N734VL Cessna 172N Minor

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND WHEN A TAIL WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE DOWNDRAFT.

Factual narrative

AT DESTINATION OF CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND ON SHORT FINAL AND LANDED LONG. JUDGING HE COULD NOT STOP ON REMAINING RUNWAY, HE ABORTED THE LANDING. ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT AT THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA166.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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