# Accident 20180621008349A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 10:18 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1789° N, 149.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1789&lon=-149.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS WHILE TAXIING AT HIGH-SPEED (ON STEP). AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED THE BANK AT AN ANGLE WITH THE LEFT FLOAT WHICH DESTROYED AN AIRPORT LIGHT FIXTURE. THE RIGHT FLOAT IMPACTED THE BANK APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET BEYOND THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE THROUGH 8-10 INCHES OF WATER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AT A RIGHT-WING-DOWN ANGLE BUT REMAINED RIGHT-SIDE UP AT THE EDGE OF THE WATER.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO SELF-EXTRACT.

## 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 GAA18CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA370), Jun 21, 2018: Cessna 170 (N4427B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N4427B (2)

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

- [Accident 20190617007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007239A), Jun 17, 2019: Cessna 170B (N4427B), Hewitt Lake, AK, Substantial damage. On Monday the 17 June 2019 at 6:00 am ^christine^ was planing to depart the airstrip on Hewitt Lake to fly to willow. The airstrip veers to the left about the…
- [Incident 20091203025719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091203025719I), Dec 3, 2009: Cessna 170B (N4427B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot started her takeoff roll on runway 13 at lake hood strip. The wind was gusty from 220 degrees. At the start of the takeoff roll a gust caught her and she…

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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