- Date
- March 26, 1992, 18:01 local (22:01 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N733PUCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920326007539A
- Case key
- 5705
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Probable cause
Directional control was not maintained. A factor to the accident was: inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the fourth touch and go, after the airplane touched down, it began to bounce. The pilot held the control yoke centered or slightly back for several seconds. The airplane continued to bounce and the pilot decided to go around. The pilot stated that 'I counteracted the effect on torque with right rudder, but may have over compensated.' As the airplane was accelerating it veered left off the runway and collided with a snow bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733PU
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268450
- Airframe hours
- 2,190
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vernair
- Registered owner
- Richard Carroll
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill Fld, runway 24, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 1 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.