CESSNA 182A SKYLANE PLANE WAS FORCED TO LAND ON THE SEWARD HIGHWAY NEAR POTTER MARSH DUE TO FUEL-RELATED ISSUES; A CAR WAS CLIPPED, PLANE DAMAGED

JULY 4, 2015

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Anchorage police and fire crews responded to an aircraft landing on the Seward Highway near Potter Marsh Saturday evening.
The Anchorage Police Department said in a Saturday statement that crews headed to the landing, initially reported on the Seward Highway in the vicinity of the Potter Marsh pullout, at about 7:40 p.m. Three people were on board the aircraft.

"The plane was forced to land due to fuel-related issues," police wrote. "There were no injuries."

Clint Johnson, the NTSB's head Alaska investigator, said the plane's landing could have been much worse.

"They did, in fact, clip a car," Johnson said. "Not a lot of damage, but it did do some damage to the plane."

APD dispatchers said the highway was briefly closed as responders arrived at the scene, but has reopened as of 8 p.m.

Date:	04-JUL-2015
Time:	19:40
Type:	Cessna 182A Skylane
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4861D
C/n / msn:	34961
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Substantial
Location:	SE of Ted Stevens Anchorage Int'l Airport (PANC), Anchorage, AK -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft experienced fuel exhaustion and force landed to a roadway near Potter Marsh, southeast of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC), Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane impacted a vehicle, sustaining minor damage and the three occupants onboard were not injured. No other injuries were reported.

Sources:

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177582 http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/plane-lands-on-seward-highway-near-potter-marsh/34000722 http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4861D