# Incident 20220531009179I: Cessna 172P, AK, May 31, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2022, 11:50 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9635L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9635L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220531009179I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 11AM,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172 ON AEROCET 220 FLOATS WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TOWARDS A SINGLE ENGINE SEA AIRPLANE RATING. THE STUDENT PERFORMED TWO NORMAL LANDINGS INTO THE WIND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN REQUESTED THE PILOT DO A CROSS WIND LANDING WITH LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. THE LANDING WAS SLIGHTLY FLATTER THAN NORMAL BUT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO IDLE DISPLACEMENT TAXI WITH WING FLAPS RETRACTED AND THE WATER RUDDERS WERE DOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT IDLE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TALKING WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT ABOUT THE PREVIOUS LANDING. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS READY TO BEGIN THE NEXT TAKEOFF HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS SINKING. THE PLANE BEGAN ROLLING OVER AND THE FLIGHT CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE PLANE ROLLED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SHALLOW ENOUGH WATER THAT THE TAIL WAS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THE CREW STOOD ON THE UNDERBELLY OF THE FUSELAGE AND WAS PICKED UP BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT A SHORT TIME LATER.  PAT

## Other reports on N9635L (1)

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

- [Incident 19870713038059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713038059I), Jul 13, 1987: Cessna 172P (N9635L), Caldwell, NJ. Rough running engine en route. Safe landing made. Found a bent pushrod.

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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