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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Anchorage, AK · July 17, 2009

Date: July 17, 2009 · 22:00 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood Strip
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7136Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC09LA069
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total200 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N7136QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260436 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After landing at the Lake Hood Strip the pilot received taxi instructions to transient parking. The pilot being unfamiliar with lake Hood proceeded to taxi through taxiway hotel and onto a road heading northwest to taxiway victor. The sun was shinning directly into the pilots eyes and while continuing to taxi the aircrafts right wing struck a signpost. The pilot used heavy breaking after he realized the aircraft had hit something and the aircraft proceeded into the roadway ditch. The weather was VFR and the winds were light.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AT THE LAKE HOOD STRIP THE PILOT RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSIENT PARKING. THE PILOT BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH LAKE HOOD PROCEEDED TO TAXI THROUGH TAXIWAY HOTEL AND ONTO A ROAD HEADING NORTHWEST TO TAXIWAY VICTOR. THE SUN WAS SHINNING DIRECTLY INTO THE PILOTS EYES AND WHILE CONTINUING TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING STRUCK A SIGNPOST. THE PILOT USED HEAVY BREAKING AFTER HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIT SOMETHING AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED INTO THE ROADWAY DITCH.THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT.

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 ANC09LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's unfamiliarity with the airport environment, which resulted in his taxiing the airplane onto a no-taxi section of roadway and into a road sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to avail himself of additional information that…Jul 18, 2009 · Substantial damage