# Incident 19930525030779I: Cessna 172F, Bethel, AK, May 25, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1993, 22:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8519U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8519U-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 500 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525030779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FOUND BALL JOINT ON LEFT HAND STEERING CENTERING TUBE WORN.

## Other reports on N8519U (1)

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

- [Accident 19810320031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320031079A), Mar 20, 1981: Cessna 172F (N8519U), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from muddy strip. One wheel hit soft spot and caused airplane to swerve into snow berm.

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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