A Positive Outcome

[brhrdr]

Great to see a positive outcome on this one. Sounds like they were well-prepared. ADN says it's a 172 and AkDispatch says 182, so a discrepancy there....


http://www.adn.com/2014/04/30/3449089/4-rescued-unhurt-after-small-plane.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1


http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140430/four-men-rescued-uninjured-after-skilak-glacier-crash

 

[boneguy]

Sounds like the pilot kept flying the plane!!! Great job!
DENNY

 

[Float Pilot]

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 30-APR-14
Time: 05:30:00Z
Regis#: N3024F
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 182
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: SOLDOTNA
State: Alaska
Country:
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED AND FLIPPED OVER, ON SKILAK GLACIER, NEAR SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
INJURY DATA

 

[brhrdr]

http://redoubtreporter.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/crash-in-a-flash-all-ok-in-sudden-landing-at-skilak/

 

[Grizzly 2]

Overall, not a bad job of airplane handling. Still, I think he's right: carb ice. And THAT could have been avoided, I suspect.