# Accident 20110315003289A: Cessna 140, Anchorage, AK, March 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2011, 12:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2081° N, 149.8400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2081&lon=-149.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81074, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110315003289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT MERRILL FIELD (MRI) ON RUNWAY 7. PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) REQUESTS AND RECEIVED WIND CHECK FROM MRI TOWER JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER INTO A SNOW BANK. UPON CONTACTING THE SNOW BANK, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AT A RELATIVE LOW SPEED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC11CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA016), Mar 15, 2011: Cessna 140 (N81074), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N81074 (3)

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

- [Incident 20160823015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823015199I), Aug 23, 2016: Cessna 140 (N81074), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Airman struck taxi light at 2318 hrs local prior to departure while taxiing for takeoff. Damaged aircraft propeller tip.
- [Accident 19910609020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609020599A), Jun 9, 1991: Cessna 140 (N81074), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control landing. Ground looped. Left runway and nosed over. Blamed crosswind gusts.
- [Incident 19800720061899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061899I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 140 (N81074), Lime Village, AK, Minor damage. Landed long, applied too much brake causing aircraft to nose over.

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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