# NTSB ANC12CA022: Cessna 172I, N46279, McCarthy, AK, February 10, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 10, 2012, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: McCarthy, AK
- Coordinates: 62.100051, -145.529891 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1001&lon=-145.5299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA Anchorage FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC12CA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82889/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA022

## Probable cause

The pilot lost directional control during landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered runway and that the airplane hit a snow berm and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered runway, hit a snow berm, and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46279](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-2023-05-03), registration cancelled 2023-05-03, S/N 17257152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17257152
- Airframe hours: 4005
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 17, 2011
- Departed: NA, McCarthy, AK
- Destination: NA, McCarthy, AK
- Airport: NA, Rowland Strip - Private

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 4, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 220 total, 200 in this make and model, 180 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20120210004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210004059A), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I, Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing pilot lost directional control, aircraft hit a snow bank and flipped over causing substantial damage. One person on board, no injuries.

## Other investigations on N46279 (2)

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 ANC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA012), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172 (N46279), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE LOG.
- [NTSB ANC72DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG98), Mar 12, 1972: Cessna 172I (N46279), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 6, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82889. 588 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 588 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365680&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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.

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