# Accident 20220807014219A: Cessna 172, Mccarthy, AK, August 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9764° N, 141.5713° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9764&lon=-141.5713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: O-360-A1A LYCOMING
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total, 1,405 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220807014219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES IT WAS AN OFF-FIELD DEPARTURE FROM SMOOTH, SLIGHTLY-SLOPING TUNDRA AREA ON APPROXIMATELY 1500'X500' MESA TOP AT 5,400 FEET ELEVATION.

TAKE-OFF ROLL AND LIFTOFF AS EXPECTED.  WHILE BUILDING AIRSPEED FOR CLIMBOUT, LEFT WING DROPPED IN TURBULENT AIR AND MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO NOSE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWNSLOPE FROM MESA'S TOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA380), Aug 7, 2022: Cessna 172 (N171Q), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in turbulent weather conditions.

## Other reports on N171Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20180724017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017759A), Jul 24, 2018: Cessna 172 (N171Q), Meadow Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. At 1730 local the pilot departed the north Cubs airstrip (8AK8) near wasilla, Alaska on a VFR flight to the ocean view airstrip (AK12) anchorage, Alaska. After…
- [Accident 19980612020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612020639A), Jun 12, 1998: Cessna 172 (N171Q), Angoon, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on a beach takeoff. Rolled left on liftoff. Settled into mud and nosed over. Premature lift an p factor. (.4)the certificated private pilot was…

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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