# Incident 20220821014909I: Cessna 172K, Bethel, AK, August 21, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78299, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78299) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220821014909I

## Narrative

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

REFUELED AIRCRAFT IN MCG WITH 3 HOURS FUEL, 3NM NE OF BET ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, PILOT LANDED ON ROAD SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ROADWAY.

## Other reports on N78299 (1)

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

- [Incident 20041212032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041212032629I), Dec 12, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78299), Barstow, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states she departed lgb, VFR to ajo. When returning to lgb cloud cover had moved over lgb even though ATIS reported clear, 10. Pilot returned to…

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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