# Accident 20021109033069A: Cessna 172M, Anchorage, AK, November 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2002, 15:18 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2144° N, 149.8467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2144&lon=-149.8467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80948-2003-04-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109033069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 09, 2002, AT 1518 AST, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N80948, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 15 MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE OPERATOR, A PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AN INFANT PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 ANC03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA014), Nov 9, 2002: Cessna 172 (N80948), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove frost/ice from the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush during the takeoff/initial climb.

## Other reports on N80948 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880816049689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816049689I), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna 172M (N80948), Anchorage, AK. Pilot lost directional control during rollout. Veered and added power causing aircraft to leave side of runway.
- [Incident 19880502030379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502030379I), May 2, 1988: Cessna 172M (N80948), Goose Bay, AK, Minor damage. Plane pulled into ditch by left wheel in soft gravel when pilot tried to clear runway for incoming aircraft.

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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