GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA040
Data Source |
NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE |
NTSB Report Nbr |
ANC00LA040 |
Event Id |
20001212X20745 |
Local Date |
04/02/2000 |
Local Time |
1330 |
State |
AK |
Airport Name |
EIGHT MILE AIRSTRIP |
Event Type |
ACCIDENT |
Injury Severity |
NONE |
Record Status |
FINAL |
Mid Air Collision |
NO |
Event Location |
ON AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP |
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete |
FULL |
Basic Weather Conditions |
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND |
Light Condition |
DAY |
Cloud Condition |
UNKNOWN |
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) |
3000 |
Cloud Type |
OVERCAST |
Visibility RVR (ft) |
0 |
Visibility RVV (sm) |
0 |
Visibility (sm) |
10 |
Wind Direction (deg) |
135 |
Wind Condition Flag |
U |
Wind Speed (knots) |
15 |
Wind Condition Indicated |
Unknown |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation |
PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION |
Registration Number |
N704GK |
Aircraft Make |
CESSNA |
Aircraft Model |
150 |
Aircraft Series |
M |
Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
Aircraft Fire |
NONE |
Aircraft Explosion |
NONE |
Aircraft Type |
AIRPLANE |
Aircraft Homebuilt |
UNKNOWN |
Phase of Flight |
UNDEFINED |
Aircraft Use |
INSTRUCTIONAL |
Flight Plan Filed |
VFR |
Operator Name |
|
Operator Doing Business As |
|
Owner Name |
MARY J. CANTRELL |
Number of Seats |
2 |
Number of Engines |
1 |
ELT Installed |
YES |
ELT Operated |
YES |
Departure Airport Id |
ANC |
Departure City |
ANCHORAGE |
Departure State |
ALASKA |
Last Departure Point |
NO |
Destination Airport Id |
SKW |
Destination City |
SKWENTNA |
Destination State |
ALASKA |
Runway Id |
18 |
Air Carrier Operating Certificates |
NO |
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates |
UNKNOWN |
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate |
UNKNOWN |
Cert Max Gross Wgt |
1600 |
ENGINE INFORMATION
Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer
| Continental |
Engine Model
| O-200 |
Engine Horsepower
| 100 |
Engine Thrust
| HP |
Carb/Injection
| CARBURETOR |
INJURY INFORMATION
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
None |
Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: GO-AROUND (VFR)
Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
1 |
2 |
BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED |
NO MODIFIER SPECIFIED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
FACTOR |
2 |
2 |
LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT |
NO MODIFIER SPECIFIED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
FACTOR |
3 |
2 |
GO-AROUND |
DELAYED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
FACTOR |
4 |
2 |
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN OR TAKEOFF/LANDING/TAXI AREA |
SELECTED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
CAUSE |
5 |
1 |
LIGHT CONDITION |
OTHER |
|
FACTOR |
Occurrence #2 NOSE OVER
Phase of Operation: GO-AROUND (VFR)
Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
6 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
SNOW COVERED |
|
|
AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
On April 2, 2000, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150M airplane, N704GK, sustained substantial damage while landing at a private airstrip located about 8 miles south of Skwentna, Alaska, at 61 degrees 57 minutes north latitude, 151 degrees 11 minutes west longitude. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country instructional flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, about 1300.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on April 3, the pilot reported that he had rented the airplane in order to complete his first solo cross-country flight between Anchorage, Skwentna, Talkeetna, and return to the Anchorage International Airport. He said that while en route, he mistakenly thought the accident airstrip was Skwentna, his first intended destination. He related that while on approach to the south, he encountered southeasterly winds estimated at 15 knots, with gusts to 20 knots. He said that while on final approach, as the airplane went below the adjacent tree line, the rate of descent increased. He then realized that he was not at his intended airstrip, so he attempted a go-around, but the airplane continued to descend. He said that as the airplane touched down, the main wheels contacted deep snow on the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall assembly.
The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He also indicated that the flat lighting conditions made it difficult to discern his height above the terrain.
AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT
The solo student pilot reported that he had rented the airplane in order to complete his first solo cross-country flight. He said that while en route, he mistakenly thought the accident airstrip was Skwentna, his first intended destination. He said that while on approach to the south, he encountered southeasterly winds estimated at 15 knots, with gusts to 20 knots. He said as the airplane continued on the approach and went below the adjacent tree line, the rate of descent increased. He then realized that he was not at his intended airstrip, so he attempted a go-around, but the airplane continued to descend. As the airplane touched down on the runway, the main wheels contacted deep snow, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall assembly. The pilot noted that the existing flat lighting conditions made judging the airplane's height over the terrain difficult.
AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's disorientation, landing at the wrong airport, flat lighting conditions, and his delay in initiating a go-around.
END REPORT