# Incident 19981227043599I: Cessna 172M, Anchorage, AK, December 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9099H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9099H-2009-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total, 450 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227043599I

## Narrative

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

(-5)WHILE DESCENDING FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 4500 FEET TO 3500 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH WITH A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT TURNED CARB HEAT ON FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES, ENGINE ROUGHNESS CLEARED INITIALLY BUT STARTED AGAIN, WITH CARB HEAT STILL ON.  PILOT PROCEEDED WITH ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER.  AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2500 FEET ENGINE WOULD ONLY MAINTAIN 1200 TO 1500 RPM.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9099H (2)

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

- [Accident 20081108852009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081108852009A), Nov 8, 2008: Cessna 172M (N9099H), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While attempting a touch and go @ Girdwood [privacy data omitted] decided to make it a full stop. After landing he back taxied for takeoff. 10 degrees of…
- [Incident 19900309010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309010059I), Mar 9, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9099H), Anchorage, AK. Aircraft slid off end of icy runway while practicing touch and go landings.

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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