20190416015099I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bethel, AK · April 16, 2019

Date
April 16, 2019 · 14:25 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
T72A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9626H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
568 total74 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was returning to Bethel Alaska on a 135 commuter return flight. He was assigned runway 01L by ATC and cleared for landing. ASOS weather data showed a crosswind of 15 knots. Upon touching down the aircraft left wing and prop struck the ground causing substantial damage to the affected components. No personnel were injured. The aircraft was able to taxi back to the operator's facility immediately after the incident took place. No reports were filed with the FAA until 05/07/2019 when our office received preliminary notice from the roc.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING TO BETHEL ALASKA ON A 135 COMMUTER RETURN FLIGHT. HE WAS ASSIGNED RUNWAY 01L BY ATC AND CLEARED FOR LANDING. ASOS WEATHER DATA SHOWED A CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS. NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE OPERATOR'S FACILITY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. NO REPORTS WERE FILED WITH THE FAA UNTIL 05/07/2019 WHEN OUR OFFICE RECEIVED PRELIMINARY NOTICE FROM THE ROC.

Other reports on N9626H · 1

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