# Accident 20100119026049A: Cessna 172M, Bethel, AK, January 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2010, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.7797° N, 161.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7797&lon=-161.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20109-2014-12-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100119026049A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF USING RWY 1L AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND BANKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT JUST AS THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO RISE SLIGHTLY.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 90 DEGREES AND CONTINUED INTO THE GRASSY SECTION TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY.  THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT THAT IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT MAIN HAD ENCOUNTERED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DRAG JUST PRIOR TO YAWING AND BANKING VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAME TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), ENGINE FIREWALL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND LOWER FUSELAGE FRAMES, SKINS, STRINGERS.

## 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 ANC10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA013), Jan 19, 2010: Cessna 172M (N20109), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N20109 (2)

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

- [Accident 20131215024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131215024619A), Dec 15, 2013: Cessna 172M (N20109), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. On December 15, 2013, at 1730 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172, N20109, lost power during takeoff and overshot the runway overrun area and through the outer…
- [Incident 20121125026029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121125026029I), Nov 25, 2012: Cessna 172M (N20109), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed nunapitchuk, Alaska for a flight to Bethel, Alaska. Cruise altitude was around 1200-1500 feet AGL, engine RPM around 2500. About 10 miles…

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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