# Accident 20140428006549A: Cessna 120, Fairbanks, AK, April 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2014, 13:41 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8081° N, 147.8625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8081&lon=-147.8625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77336-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140428006549A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT, PILOT OVERCORRECTED RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WHEN NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE INITIAL YAW. DAMAGED LEFT WING TIP, REAR SPAR, AILERON AND LEFT WHEEL.

## 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 ANC14CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA024), Apr 28, 2014: Cessna 120 (N77336), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop.

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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