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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Birchwood, AK · May 10, 2008

Date: May 10, 2008 · 09:35 local
Place: Birchwood, AK
Airport: Birchwood
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7598T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC08CA064
Reported as: Cessna 172A
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total113 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N7598TRegistered now · Cessna 172AS/N 47198 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 10 may 2008 at 0935 local Alaska time 7598T, a Cessna tailwheel CE-172 on a private piloted, pleasure flight from merrill field, anchorage, AK landed, veered left and ground-looped on runway 19R at the Birchwood, Alaska airport. Damage to the aircraft is substantial.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10 MAY 2008 AT 0935 LOCAL ALASKA TIME 7598T, A CESSNA TAILWHEEL CE-172 ON A PRIVATE PILOTED, PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, AK LANDED, VEERED LEFT AND GROUND-LOOPED ON RUNWAY 19R AT THE BIRCHWOOD, ALASKA AIRPORT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC08CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.May 10, 2008 · Substantial damage