# Accident 20240507004019A: Cessna 172P, Anchorage, AK, May 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2024, 17:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: AA4S
- Location: 61.2163° N, 149.8418° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2163&lon=-149.8418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65065) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 36 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240507004019A

## Narrative

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

THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY HEADING ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT APPLIED THE OPPOSITE REQUIRED CONTROL INPUT FOR THE WINDS ENCOUNTERED AND OVERCORRECTED ADDITIONAL INPUTS FOR MAINTAINING CONTROL. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING AND EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP WITH HARD-BREAKING ACTION. THE CFI REMOVED SOLO AUTHORIZATION FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL LANDING TRAINING WITH GREATER CROSSWIND COMPONENTS. THE PILOT WAS ON A PART 91 SOLO FLIGHT AND NOT A STUDENT OF THE PART 141 PROGRAM.

## 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 ANC24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA031), May 8, 2024: Cessna 172P (N65065), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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