# Accident 19990520005489A: Cessna 150J, Alderpoint, CA, May 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alderpoint, CA
- Airport: Fort Seward
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1401° N, 123.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1401&lon=-123.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51096, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51096-1999-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,458 total, 500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520005489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND STRUCK THE TOPS OF TREES AT THE NORTH END OF RWY 17/35. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, BUT THE WINDS WERE BLUSTERY AND HE ESTIMATED THEY WERE GUSTING ERRATICALLY FROM THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS.  HE SAID HE EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING THE APPROACH TO THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, WHICH WAS ABOUT 1,700 FEET IN LENGTH. HE SAID HE WAS ALIGNED ON FINAL FOR THE NORTHERLY-HEADED RUNWAY AND MAINTAINING 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.  HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, AND THEN A GUST LIFTED HIM BACK INTO THE AIR.  AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLOAT, HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.  HE APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TREE THAT WAS 30 FEET TALL AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE, THE GROUND, AND THEN SKIDDED 75 FEET BEFORE HITTING A RANCH BUNKHOUSE.                      (-23)SEE LAX99LA187

## 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 LAX99LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA187), May 20, 1999: Cessna 150J (N51096), Alderpoint, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing turbulent, gusty wind conditions during the approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's delayed go-around maneuver, the gusty and turbulent…

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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