# NTSB ANC22LA065: Cessna R172K, N736KP, Fairbanks, AK, August 12, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 11, 2022, 18:00 local (Aug 12, 2022, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Coordinates: 64.818999, -147.84123 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8190&lon=-147.8412&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 105727 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105727/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105727 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA065 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane 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 R172K, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: recent experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna R172K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/cases.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/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 R172K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that she purchased the airplane in July 2021 and had not flown it recently. The purpose of the flight was to reposition the airplane for an annual inspection. She reported that the night before the accident she spent two hours “chair flying” in preparation for the flight. The next day she departed from the local airport and completed one stop-and-go landing, which was completed without incident. She then departed and flew to the destination airport and intended to land on the gravel strip. During the landing flare, the airplane “ballooned slightly” and the airplane landed beyond the intended landing point. Upon touchdown, she pushed the yoke forward and applied brakes, then the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N736KP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736KP), registered now, S/N R1722590 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K - Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R1722590 - Year built: 1977 - Airframe hours: 1384 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-360KC/STC1436CE 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Nikki Yogi - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2021 - Departed: 95Z, North Pole, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PAFA, Fairbanks International Airport, runway 20, 2,900 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: minor; military, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,602 total, 10 in this make and model, 1,339 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: PAFA, 1 nm away - METAR: PAFA 120153Z 08003KT 10SM FEW070 BKN200 23/05 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02280050 ## 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 20220811014449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811014449A), Aug 11, 2022: Cessna R172K, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot flew the aircraft from the bradley sky ranch airport (95Z), to the Fairbanks intl. Airport (fai). The pilot was cleared to land on ski 20 (the gravel… ## Other investigations on N736KP (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 OAK78DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ19), Apr 24, 1978: Cessna 172 (N736KP), Elko, NV, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 11, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105727. 7.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14322592&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14664489&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.