# Incident 20260620007579I: Cessna 172S, Anchorage, AK, June 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2026, 16:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BQ8S
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260620007579I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENTERING MERRILL APPROACH PATTERN, PIC NOTED A BIRD APPROACHING PLANE ON COLLISION COURSE.  PERFORMED A STEEP LEVEL TURN TO RIGHT.  SOUND OF IMPACT TO LEFT WING WAS HEARD. FLIGHT CONTROL FUNCTION WAS AFFIRMED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED.

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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