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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Fairbanks, AK · August 11, 2022

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Date
August 11, 2022 · 17:55 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International. Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N736KP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC22LA065
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,602 total10 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N736KPRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722590Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot flew the aircraft from the bradley sky ranch airport (95Z), to the Fairbanks intl. Airport (fai). The pilot was cleared to land on ski 20 (the gravel runway) from fai tower. The pilot stated she initiated a stabilized approach at 65 knots indicated airspeed on final approach. During the flare/round out for landing the aircraft ballooned (rose up in the air) and she responded by ?freezing? On the controls to let the speed bleed off. The ski 20 gravel runway is 2900 feet long. A witness stated that the aircraft touched down just prior to the v taxiway which is halfway down the runway, leaving about 1500 feet of runway left to stop on. The pilot said the aircraft continued down the runway but said the tail continued to rise unexpectedly and ended with the plane coming to rest inverted on the runway. Witnesses observed that the touchdown was normal with no control issues, after which the aircraft continued to pitch forward until the prop contacted the surface and it flipped over on its back. The pilot was not wearing the installed shoulder harness and sustained a minor head injury.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE BRADLEY SKY RANCH AIRPORT (95Z), TO THE FAIRBANKS INTL. AIRPORT (FAI). THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON SKI 20 (THE GRAVEL RUNWAY) FROM FAI TOWER. THE PILOT STATED SHE INITIATED A STABILIZED APPROACH AT 65 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE FLARE/ROUND OUT FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED (ROSE UP IN THE AIR) AND SHE RESPONDED BY ?FREEZING? ON THE CONTROLS TO LET THE SPEED BLEED OFF. THE SKI 20 GRAVEL RUNWAY IS 2900 FEET LONG. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST PRIOR TO THE V TAXIWAY WHICH IS HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, LEAVING ABOUT 1500 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT TO STOP ON. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT SAID THE TAIL CONTINUED TO RISE UNEXPECTEDLY AND ENDED WITH THE PLANE COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL WITH NO CONTROL ISSUES, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PITCH FORWARD UNTIL THE PROP CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.THE PILOT WAS NOT WEARING THE INSTALLED SHOULDER HARNESS AND SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY.

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 ANC22LA065Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.Aug 12, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N736KP · 1

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

Accident 19780424008919ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Elko, NVApr 24, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 172D · Substantial damage