# Incident 20200324000969I: Cessna 172M, Anchorage, AK, March 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2020, 10:21 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N13205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13205) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200324000969I

## Narrative

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

STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND:

I ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT OF TAKING SOME FRIENDS ON A FLIGHT TO KNICK GLACIER. WHEN I ARRIVED, I DID A FULL PREFLIGHT CHECK. I KEPT THE PLANE HEATER PLUG IN TO MAXIMIZE THE TEMPERATURE ON THE ENGINE OIL PAN UNTIL I WAS READY TO START. I BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS BEFORE WE BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT. WE PUT OUR SEATBELTS ON I WENT OVER THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST ONE MORE TIME, LISTENED TO ATIS, AND INFORMED GROUND WE WERE TAXIING.

ABOUT 50 FEET TOWARD THE MAIN TAXIWAY, I STOPPED FOR A PASSING AIRCRAFT.  THAT PILOT STOPPED HIS AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF US AND SIGNALED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH OUR AIRCRAFT.  I SHUT OFF MY ENGINE, GOT OUT, STARTED CHECKING MY AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING PUSHING THE TAIL DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY NOTICED THE HEATER CORD WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. I UNPLUGGED THE CHORD FROM THE PLANE, WALKED THE CHORD BACK TO THETIE-DOWN, AND WALKED BACK TO THE PLANE.

I GOT BACK INTO THE PLANE, STARTED UP AFTER COMPLETING AN ABBREVIATED CHECKLIST, CHECKED IN WITH GROUND, AND BEGAN TAXIING.  THE FRONT WHEEL WAS OFFSET TO THE RIGHT APPARENTLY CAUSED BY ME PUSHING DOWN THE TAIL, THE PLANE BEGAN TURNING RIGHT, I FELT A LITTLE BUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLANE AND ASSUMED MY RIGHT MAIN TIRE HIT A TAXI-WAY LIGHT INDENTATION OR SOMETHING.  GROUND THEN CAME ON THE FREQUENCY, ASKED IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PLANE, AND THEN THAT THE OWNER WANTED ME TO RETURN TO THE TIE DOWN SPOT.

WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, GOT OUT, INSPECTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THEN NOTICED A PROPELLER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I UNLOADED THE PASSENGERS, TIED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, AND PUT THE COVERS ON IT.

## Other reports on N13205 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950609017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609017839A), Jun 9, 1995: Cessna 172M (N13205), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control trying to depart rough grass strip. Veered off runway into small trees brush and a ditch.
- [Incident 19890729050699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729050699I), Jul 29, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13205), Kenai, AK. Engine began to run rough. Diverted to Kenai. Found NR3 cylinder exhaust valve broke.
- [Accident 19791208000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208000179A), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 305 (N13205), Ft Hood, TX, Substantial damage. Made wheel landing with tail wheel airplane. Lost control. Ground looped. CFI failed to demonstrate maneuver.

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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