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FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Dillingham, AK · June 28, 2025

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Date
June 28, 2025 · 17:56 local
Place
Dillingham, AK
Airport
Dillingham
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8085L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA056
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
208 total123 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N8085LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17256285 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While landing on a beach. Performing a short field landing with 10 to 15 kt tail winds, flaps at 0 degrees. On touch down, the main landing gear sank into the sand. Which caused the nose landing gear to dig into the soft surface causing the aircraft to flipover.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON A BEACH. PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING WITH 10 TO 15 KT TAIL WINDS, FLAPS AT 0 DEGREES. ON TOUCH DOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK INTO THE SAND. WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO DIG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIPOVER.

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 ANC25LA056Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportManokotak, AKThe pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to recognize the wind direction, resulting in a tailwind landing.Jun 29, 2025 · Substantial damage