# Accident 19950325008149A: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, March 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1995, 12:54 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UKPC
- Location: 61.2204° N, 149.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2204&lon=-149.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67563) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,670 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325008149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW BERM 50 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY ON FINAL. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN RUNWAY ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 ANC95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA038), Mar 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N67563), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT PILOT'S LANDING APPROACH. THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY TOUCH-DOWN POINT,…

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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