# Incident 19780423011039I: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4773B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 92 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N4773B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830903046459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903046459A), Sep 3, 1983: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Overshot sandbar landing area. Ran into soft sand and flipped over.
- [Accident 19800509028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509028079A), May 9, 1980: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Mile 60 North, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust lifted airplane on touchdown. Drifted off edge of strip. Wing hit a sign. Veered into trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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