# Accident 20120210004059A: Cessna 172I, Mccarthy, AK, February 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Rowland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1001° N, 145.5299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1001&lon=-145.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-2023-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210004059A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  ONE PERSON ON BOARD,  NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA022), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I (N46279), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot lost directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N46279 (1)

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

- [Accident 19911031048299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048299A), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172P (N46279), Ekuk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck log on approach end of runway. Folding nose gear and bending firewall.

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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