# Incident 20190416015099I: Cessna 172M, Bethel, AK, April 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2019, 14:25 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9626H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9626H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 74 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/20190416015099I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20220107000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220107000019I), Jan 7, 2022: Cessna 172M (N9626H), Pilot Station, AK, No damage. On 1/7/2022 early afternoon a Cessna 172 made a precautionary landing on a frozen lake about 20 miles south of Pilot Station. The PIC stated that he…

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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