# Accident 19980824021769A: Cessna 150M, King Salmon, AK, August 24, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 24, 1998, 10:30 local time - Place: King Salmon, AK - Airport: King Salmon - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9092° N, 83.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9092&lon=-83.3197&mi=10 - Aircraft: N704HU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HU-2001-06-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Reported engine: CONT O200A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 30 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA111) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980824021769A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (.19)ON AUGUST 24, 1998, AT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N704HU, NOSED OVER, ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, AFTER THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CULVERT DURING A LANDING AT THE ATHENS/BEN EPPS AIRPORT IN ATHENS, GEORGIA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED THAT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE OPERATOR ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA, AT 0955. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 27, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. REPORTLY, THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT AS HE RETRACTED THE WING FLAPS, DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CULVERT ADJACENT TO THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 27. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR PLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT. (-23) ON MONDAY 082498 I HAD TAKEN OFF FROM ATHENS AIRPORT IN A CESSNA 150 N704HU TO DO TOUCH AND GOS. I HAD LANDED AND TAKEN OFF TWICE AND TOLD THE TOWER THAT THIS TIME DOWN WOULD BE A FULL STOP. AS I TOUCHED DOWN I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW THE PLANE DOWN. I THEN PUSHED CARBURATOR HEAT IN AND PULLED THE FLAP LEVER TO UP POSITION. I GLANCED OUT OF PLANE TO SEE IF I WAS SLOWING DOWN FAST ENOUGH WHEN THE PLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND WENT TO THE LEFT TOWARD EDGE OF RUNWAY. I REALIZED I WAS LEAVING RUNWAY AND CUT FUEL AND MASTER SWITCH TO OFF POSITION. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP PLANE WHEN IT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DUCT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS WINGS. ## 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 ATL98LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA111), Aug 24, 1998: Cessna 150 (N704HU), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during land roll out that resulted in the on ground collision. ## Other reports on N704HU (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19830711041259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711041259I), Jul 11, 1983: Cessna 150M (N704HU), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Taxiing too fast student ran off taxiway into a ditch. Was inbound from second solo flight. - [Incident 19791022054649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791022054649I), Oct 22, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704HU), Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot bounced two or three times. Then came down hard on the nose wheel. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.