# Incident 20220506006459I: Cessna 172P, Palmer, AK, May 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2022, 10:15 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Fairgrounds
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52950, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52950) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 263 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220506006459I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING A CESSNA 172P (N52950) ON 06 MAY 2022 AT APPROX... 10:15L/18:15Z. WITH THE INTENT OF LANDING ON AN OFF AIRPORT GRAVEL SURFACE MARKED WITH CHALK, CONDUCTED ONE LOW PASS WITH THE INTENT OF IDENTIFYING SERVICE SUITABILITY AND OBSTACLES. MARKED ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE PILOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF INNER SPRINGER LOOP (APPROACH END OF THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING). THESE WIRES TERMINATED INTO THE GROUND PRIOR TO INTENDED CENTERLINE. THE ELECTRICAL LINES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT MARKED, EXTENDED ACROSS THE CENTERLINE. ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE PILOT STRUCK THE POWER LINES ON THE SOUTH OF THE ROAD, SHEARING THREE ELECTRICAL WIRES WITH THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ARCING MARKS ON THE NOSE GEAR AND LOWER COWLING.

## Other reports on N52950 (3)

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

- [Accident 20160901022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160901022949A), Sep 1, 2016: Cessna 172P (N52950), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On 1 sep, 2016, my student and I put the flaps up in N52950, while sitting on a taxiway near to abeam the land and sea aviation fuel point, getting ready to…
- [Incident 20090225025079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090225025079I), Feb 25, 2009: Cessna 172P (N52950), Anchorage, AK, No damage. The pilot was doing a touch and go and, while the pilot was resetting the flaps, the plane veered to the left when it encountered ice. It clipped a runway…
- [Incident 19851115065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115065479I), Nov 15, 1985: Cessna 172P (N52950), Crooked Creek, AK, Minor damage. Landed on river ice after sudden loss of power and vibration. Number 2 cylinder pushrod assemblies bent, broken.

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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