# Accident 19980426007829A: Cessna 172M, Anchor Point, AK, April 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Anchor Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8201° N, 151.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8201&lon=-151.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8969V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007829A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND TAKEOFF FROM A BEACH. ON LIFTOFF DIRFTED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A BLUFF. IMPACT TORE OFF GEAR. (FROM .4) THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE DEPARTING FROM A SAND/GRAVEL BEACH.  THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 7 TO 10 KNOTS.  THE PILOT BEGAN THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT TAKE OFF TOWARD THE WEST, UTILIZING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUE. JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, TOWARD A SMALL BLUFF AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SHORELINE EMBANKMENT SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A SMALL POOL OF WATER.                                         (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1998, AT ABOUT 1230 ADT, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 172M AIRPLANE, N8969V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A BEACH 34MILES WEST OF ANCHOR POINT, AK. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD MADE A NORMAL SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF FROM A BEACH AT CLAM COVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTER ED A LEFT CROSSWIND AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO SINK AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN A SMALL POND.

## 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 ANC98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA042), Apr 26, 1998: Cessna 172M (N8969V), Anchor Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind. A related factor was the crosswind.

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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