# Accident 20220811014449A: Cessna R172K, Fairbanks, AK, August 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2022, 17:55 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8190° N, 147.8412° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8190&lon=-147.8412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,602 total, 10 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811014449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA065), Aug 12, 2022: Cessna R172K (N736KP), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N736KP (1)

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

- [Accident 19780424008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424008919A), Apr 24, 1978: Cessna 172D (N736KP), Elko, NV, Substantial damage

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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