# Accident 20181103024959A: Cessna 172H, Anchorage, AK, November 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2158° N, 149.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2809L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181103024959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A CROSSCOUNTRY EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW POWER.  HE LANDED AT MERRILL AIRFIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT.  HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID A THROUGH INVESTIGATION.  SUMPED ALL STRAINERS, DID TWO COMPLETE RUN UPS AT FULL POWER AND THEN A THIRD IAW CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.  PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A "HICCUP OR ANY INDICATION OF FURTHER ISSUES." HE DISCUSSED POSSIBLE LOW POWER WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE, TO INCLUDE AN CFI.  ALL CONCLUDED THAT CARBURATOR ICE WAS THE MOST PROBABLE REASON FOR THE LOSS POWER.

PILOT WAS CLIMBING OUT WHEN HE AGAIN EXPERIENCED LOW POWER. AS HE STARTED TO TURN TO A LANDING RUNWAY THE ENGINE QUIT.

AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING ON RWY 25, MERRILL FIELD.

PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA006), Nov 3, 2018: Cessna 172 (N2809L), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare, which resulted in the wing striking the runway. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power, which…

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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