# Incident 19890220021979I: Cessna 172E, Anchorage, AK, February 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N3031U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3031U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220021979I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO PARK.

## Other reports on N3031U (2)

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

- [Accident 20190430015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190430015169A), Apr 30, 2019: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft made an emergency landing due to an engine failure. The engine quit due to fuel starvation. The fuel gauges were inoperative on the aircraft. It…
- [Accident 19910412010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412010229A), Apr 12, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on snow covered dirt runway. Folded nose gear and flipped over. Was advised runway not attended. No NOTAMS.

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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