# Accident 20081108852009A: Cessna 172M, Girdwood, AK, November 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2008, 16:34 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ELLS
- Location: 60.9661° N, 149.1258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9661&lon=-149.1258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9099H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9099H-2009-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 120 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081108852009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO @ GIRDWOOD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO MAKE IT A FULL STOP.  AFTER LANDING HE BACK TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF.  10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.  AFTER ANIATING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE AND SETTLED BACK ON THE RUN WAY ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN RUN WAY 19.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT CONTINUED THEIR TAKEOF ATTEMPT.  AFTER TAKING OUT THE THRESHOLD LIGHTS AND KNOCKING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE AIRCRAFT IT SETTLED AND CAME TO A STOP IN GLACIER CREEK IN ABOUT 4 FOOT OF WATER.  NO INJURYS TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR THE STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THEY SHUT OFF THE MASTER AND FUEL AND WADED TO SHORE.  THIS WAS REPORTED TO KENI FLIGHT SERVICE BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHOM LIVES BY THE AIRPORT.  HE REPORTED (11/09/2008) THAT THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT N9099H IN THE CREEK.  HE SENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PICTURES.  ROC TRACKED DOWN AERO TECH THE OWNER AND HAD THE PILOT GIVE HIS STATEMENT.

## 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 ANC09CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA010), Nov 8, 2008: Cessna 172M (N9099H), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt to take off on a snow-covered runway. Contributing to the accident was the snow-covered runway.

## Other reports on N9099H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981227043599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227043599I), Dec 27, 1998: Cessna 172M (N9099H), Anchorage, AK. (-5)While descending from an altitude of 4500 feet to 3500 the aircraft engine started to run rough with a loss of power. Pilot turned carb heat on for 2 to 3…
- [Incident 19900309010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309010059I), Mar 9, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9099H), Anchorage, AK. Aircraft slid off end of icy runway while practicing touch and go landings.

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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