# NTSB ANC69F0019: Cessna 172H, N8020L, Ft Wainwrght, AK, August 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1968
- Place: Ft Wainwrght, AK · FT WAINWRGHT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2651   68/8/6    FT WAINWRGHT,ALAS   CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8020L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT WAINWRIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8020L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020L-2024-01-20), registration cancelled 2024-01-20, S/N 17256220, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Wainwright

## Other investigations on N8020L (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 ANC22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA028), Apr 10, 2022: Cessna 172H (N8020L), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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