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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Anchorage, AK · April 10, 2022

Date: April 10, 2022 · 10:14 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Birchwood
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8020L
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC22LA028
Reported as: Cessna 172H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total500 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8020LRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2024 · Cessna 172HS/N 17256220 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Departed merrill field for landing practice at willow airport, landed at willow for about 30 minutes, took off again and made two more landings, then departed for Birchwood Airport for one more landing before the planned return to merrill field. I entered the right downwind pattern at Birchwood Airport ( pabv) for runway 20R and landed normally on center line, while lowering the nose wheel to the ground the airplane unexpectedly swerve hard right, I was unable to recover in time and impacted the hard snow on the side of the runway, the airplane flipped over and ended up upside down.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD FOR LANDING PRACTICE AT WILLOW AIRPORT, LANDED AT WILLOW FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, TOOK OFF AGAIN AND MADE TWO MORE LANDINGS, THEN DEPARTED FOR BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT FOR ONE MORE LANDING BEFORE THE PLANNED RETURN TO MERRILL FIELD. I ENTERED THE RIGHT DOWNWIND PATTERN AT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT ( PABV) FOR RUNWAY 20R AND LANDED NORMALLY ON CENTER LINE, WHILE LOWERING THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVE HARD RIGHT, I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME AND IMPACTED THE HARD SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC22LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.Apr 10, 2022 · Substantial damage