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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Anchorage, AK · July 17, 2004

Date: July 17, 2004 · 21:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1847N
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA081
Reported as: Cessna 120
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total160 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1847NRegistered now · Cessna 120S/N 12091 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot in command landed on an off airport abandoned runway. As the aircraft decelerated after touchdown, the aircraft entered soft gravel causing the aircraft to be pulled off the roadway into the ditch into some willows and going upside down causing damage to the leading edge of the right wing and the aft right rear lift strut.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED ON AN OFF AIRPORT ABANDONED RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SOFT GRAVEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY INTO THE DITCH INTO SOME WILLOWS AND GOING UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE AFT RIGHT REAR LIFT STRUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC04LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeluga, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in airplane departing the landing surface into a ditch, and subsequently nosing over in tall bushes. A factor contributing to the accident was soft…Jul 18, 2004 · Substantial damage