# Accident 20050709015279A: Cessna 172N, Akiachak, AK, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 13:20 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TA
- Location: 60.9058° N, 161.4264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9058&lon=-161.4264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73788-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709015279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW THE ON DEMAND FLIGHT FROM BET TO AKIACHAK (KKI) WITH THREE PASSENGERS. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, HE REPORTED BEING A LITTLE HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH AND CARRYING 10 EXTRA KNOTS AIRSPEED, DUE TO A CROSSWIND AT THE AIRPORT. HE STATES HE THOUGHT ABOUT GOING AROUND, BUT DECIDED TO LAND HALF WAY DOWN THE 1649 FOOT GRAVEL RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADDED POWER TO TAKEOFF, BUT NEVER GOT AIRBORNE BEFORE GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN A HILL TO THE LEFT, WHERE THE LEFT WING AND NOSE HIT THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF WATER IN THE SLOUGH WHICH RUNS BY THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO HELP ONE OF THE PASSENGERS (A CHILD) GET OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE ADULT PASSENGER AND OTHER CHILD GOT OUT AFTER THEM. THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA099), Jul 9, 2005: Cessna 172 (N73788), Akiachak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in the airplane running off the end of the runway and nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the rough/uneven terrain off 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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