# Incident 20170730024779I: Cessna 172D, Anchorage, AK, July 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2762U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2762U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,355 total, 471 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730024779I

## Narrative

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

ON 30 JUL 17 MISHAP AIRCRAFT HAD LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY EXTREME ENGINE VIBRATION DURING CRUISE AT 2,100' MSL.  PILOT INITIATED PROPER PROCEDURES FOR A FORCED LANDING ON A GRAVEL/STONE STRIP LOCATED AT  61 22.37N, 150 02.85W.

NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME DURING LANDING SEQUENCE. ALL DONE IAW POH CHECKLIST FOR A SAFE OUTCOME.

## Other reports on N2762U (1)

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

- [Accident 19860410011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410011989A), Apr 10, 1986: Cessna 172D (N2762U), Mojave, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to restart engine after shutdown. Forced landing. Hit a tree while taxing on a dirt road for takeoff.

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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