# Accident 20080604838719A: Cessna 172RG, Anchorage, AK, June 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2008, 22:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BQ8S
- Location: 61.2022° N, 149.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2022&lon=-149.8353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9752B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9752B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 20 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080604838719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT MERRILL FIELD, WHILE LANDING SHE BOUNCED THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT CORRECTED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, HITTING ANOTHER AIRPLANE.  REPORTED WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 150 DEGREES AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS.

## 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 ANC08CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA071), Jun 5, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N9752B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind.

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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