61.2135° N, 149.8447° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 1992 · 09:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9824X
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing for departure pilot applied full brakes to avoid taxi lights. Aircraft nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE PILOT APPLIED FULL BRAKES TO AVOID TAXI LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.