# Accident 20020611012859A: Cessna 172L, Bethel, AK, June 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2002, 12:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7797° N, 161.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7797&lon=-161.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7564G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7564G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020611012859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2002, AT 1235 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N7564G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT, BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES, INC. A PART 135 OPERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND TIPPED TO THE RIGHT DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA047), Jun 11, 2002: Cessna 172 (N7564G), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the right wing striking the runway.

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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