SERS · Cessna 182 · 2003-09-15 · Skwentna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC03LA116
Event ID
20030916X01549
Type
Accident
Date
2003-09-15
Location
Skwentna, AK, USA
Coordinates
62.083332, -151.508331
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
182
Registration
N3386U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the distance/altitude to the touchdown point during landing, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a river bank. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of a river bank that formed the beginning of the runway threshold.