# Accident 20070610009939A: Cessna 170, Anchorage, AK, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Providence Hospital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6914° N, 150.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6914&lon=-150.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3412D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3412D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610009939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO THE NORTH GASLINE AIRSTRIP, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH TREES LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THIS CONTACT RESULTED IN AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT TO TOUCHDOWN. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRFRAME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ANC07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA043), Jun 11, 2007: Cessna 170 (N3412D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing, and his selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and an on-ground encounter…

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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