# Accident 20030801037189A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, August 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2003, 12:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2144° N, 149.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2144&lon=-149.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3418C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3418C-2005-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030801037189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT MRI, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 ANC03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA087), Aug 1, 2003: Cessna 170 (N3418C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing contacting the runway surface during the…

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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