Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172P near Anchorage, AK — 2024-05-08

Final reportANC24LA031
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Date
2024-05-08
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Airport
PAMR
Aircraft
CESSNA 172P
Registration
N65065
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was practicing stop-and-go landings. During the accident landing, just before touchdown, he said he felt the tail of the airplane lift, which pitched the nose of the airplane down. As the airplane touched down, he saw the propeller strike the runway, and then the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. A review of archived airport surveillance video captured the airplane as it touchdown on the runway, it then veered to the left at which time the right wing tip strikes the ground. The airplane ground looped and subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the rudder and both wings. The student pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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