# Accident 19911201053779A: Cessna 150M, Anchorage, AK, December 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1991, 17:42 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2196° N, 149.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2196&lon=-149.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704YP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704YP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 334 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911201053779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LEVELED OFF IN SLOW NOSE HIGH CONFIGURATION. CFI ADVISED GO AROUND. LEFT MAIN HIT SNOW BERM. CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA018), Dec 1, 1991: Cessna 150 (N704YP), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI) DELAY IN INITIATING THE GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM AND DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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