# Incident 20160823015199I: Cessna 140, Anchorage, AK, August 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2016, 11:18 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 439 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823015199I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STRUCK TAXI LIGHT AT 2318 HRS LOCAL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TIP.

## Other reports on N81074 (3)

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

- [Accident 20110315003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110315003289A), Mar 15, 2011: Cessna 140 (N81074), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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