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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Anchorage, AK · June 11, 2009

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Date
June 11, 2009 · 06:43 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2783D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09LA053
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total10 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N2783DRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Cessna 170BS/N 25325 · Built 1952Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot privacy data omitted reported he and CFI privacy data omitted departed runway 25 @ appx. 5.45 am and flew to practice area on west side of cook inlet. Spent flight time in practice area performing basic flight maneuvers, returned to Merrill Field, CFI had control of aircraft at about ship creek for approach and landing. The landing on runway 7 was bounced, directional control eventually was lost to the right, aircraft entered grass before groundloop and ending up on its back.CFI privacy data omitted statement regarding the events: privacy data omitted reported they departed mri runway 25 weather was clear and proceded to practice area where they performed basic maneuvers. Returning to mri with 1200' ceiling. CFI stated he was in control of the aircraft and elected to land on runway 07. He touched down on the mains "wheel landing no bounce" quartering tail wind pushed the aircraft, losing control off the runway into the grass. Aircraft then ground looped and flipped on its back.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED HE AND CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 @ APPX. 5.45 AM AND FLEW TO PRACTICE AREA ON WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET. SPENT FLIGHT TIME IN PRACTICE AREA PERFORMING BASIC FLIGHT MANEUVERS, RETURNED TO MERRILL FIELD, CFI HAD CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT SHIP CREEK FOR APPROACH AND LANDING. THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 WAS BOUNCED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EVENTUALLY WAS LOST TO THE RIGHT, AIRCRAFT ENTERED GRASS BEFORE GROUNDLOOP AND ENDING UP ON ITS BACK.CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT REGARDING THE EVENTS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THEY DEPARTED MRI RUNWAY 25 WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND PROCEDED TO PRACTICE AREA WHERE THEY PERFORMED BASIC MANEUVERS. RETURNING TO MRI WITH 1200' CEILING. CFI STATED HE WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 07. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS "WHEEL LANDING NO BOUNCE" QUARTERING TAIL WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT, LOSING CONTROL OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC09LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe flight instructor's decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground-loop and nose-over.Jun 11, 2009 · Substantial damage