# Accident 20010123038609A: Cessna 172N, Akiak, AK, January 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Akiak, AK
- Airport: Akiak Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9331° N, 164.0305° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9331&lon=-164.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737CU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01TA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010123038609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 23, 2001, ABOUT 1330 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N737CU, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE KIPNUK AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FAA FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER WERE ON FAA AIRWAYS FACILITIES WORK IN HIS POV. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING ON THE RUNWAY A CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS IS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE SNOW ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT ESTIMATED A CROSSWIND OF ABOUT TEN KNOTS.

## 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 ANC01TA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA032), Jan 23, 2001: Cessna 172 (N737CU), Kipnuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a crosswind, an icy runway and snow covered terrain, the pilot's inadequate…

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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