# Accident 20120914020109A: Cessna 172K, Barrow, AK, September 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.9006° N, 156.7172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.9006&lon=-156.7172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84549-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120914020109A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING STRIP THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.  PTRS: AL01201202808

## 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 ANC12CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA108), Sep 15, 2012: Cessna 172K (N84549), Atqasuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while performing a high-speed taxi in windy conditions.

## Other reports on N84549 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870726061259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726061259I), Jul 26, 1987: Cessna 172K (N84549), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. A gust of wind caused the pilot to lose control on takeoff. The aircraft hit the runway nose down. Student pilot.

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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