# Accident 19911031048299A: Cessna 172P, Ekuk, AK, October 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Ekuk, AK
- Airport: Ekuk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9207° N, 159.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9207&lon=-159.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-2023-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 470 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LOG ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. FOLDING NOSE GEAR AND BENDING FIREWALL.

## 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 ANC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA012), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172 (N46279), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE LOG.

## Other reports on N46279 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120210004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210004059A), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I (N46279), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing pilot lost directional control, aircraft hit a snow bank and flipped over causing substantial damage. One person on board, no injuries.

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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