# Incident 19810506045219I: Cessna 172M, Nanapitchuk, AK, May 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Nanapitchuk, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8797° N, 162.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nunapitchuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8797&lon=-162.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 330 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/19810506045219I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ON RIVER ICE STRIP NOSE GEAR WENT THROUGH SOFT SPOT.

## Other reports on N20291 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780806019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806019649A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20291), Alexander Crk,A, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.
- [Accident 19740713021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713021769A), Jul 13, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20291), Pelham Bay, NY, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Cross braces for floats broke.

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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