# Accident 20000821042329A: Cessna 172M, Alexander Creek, AK, August 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Alexander Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9192° N, 159.4906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9192&lon=-159.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12188, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12188) (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 O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 148 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821042329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2000 A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 172, N12188, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY KRIS T. DRAPER WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT ALEXANDER CREEK, ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET IN THE AIR THE AIRCRAFT GOT AN ALMOST INSTANT BLAST OF AIR ON THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT FELL OUT OF THE SKY AND THE AIR SPEED WAS INDICATING 60 TO 65 MPH. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND 10 TO 15 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED IT FLIPPED OVER. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA111), Aug 22, 2000: Cessna 172 (N12188), Alexander Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were gusty winds, and a downdraft.

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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