# Accident 19890819030539A: Cessna 172K, Eureka, AK, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Eureka Lodge Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78254, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 1,017 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUMP ON THE SOD RUNWAY WHILE LANDING CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND WING DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA146), Aug 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N78254), Eureka Lodge, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE HUMP (UNEVEN SURFACE) ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N78254 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010714039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714039999A), Jul 14, 2001: Cessna 172K (N78254), Wsilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 14, 2001, at 1630 adt, a Cessna 172K, N78254, was substantially damaged during an aborted takeoff from the Wasilla airport. The aircraft was…

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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