# Accident 20001217041849A: Piper PA14, Anchorage, AK, December 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1592° N, 149.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1592&lon=-149.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5178H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5178H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217041849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT RELEASED CONTROLS AFTER A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AND TOLD THE CFI "YOU GOT IT". THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL IN TIME TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY AND HITTING A TAXIING AIRCRAFT ON THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE CFI WAS GIVEN A 44709 REEXAM FOR HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS CERTIFICATE AND PASSED. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91, IN THE STUDENT OWN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC01LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA025), Dec 17, 2000: Piper PA-14 (N5178H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delayed remedial action by the pilot/instructor of another airplane during landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of the pilot of another airplane to maintain directional control, and…

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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