# Accident 20000402042059A: Cessna 150M, Skwentna, AK, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9295° N, 151.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9295&lon=-151.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704GK) (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 O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 38 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402042059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2000, ABOUT 1300 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150M AIRPLANE, N704GK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED AIRSTRIP. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RENTED AN AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE HIS SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SKWENTNA, ALASKA. WHILE ENROUTE THE STUDENT PILOT MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED THE ACCIDENT AIRSTRIP AS SKWENTNA. WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE SOUTH, THE AIRMAN STATED HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT AT HIS INTENDED DESTINATION AIRPORT. AS THE AIRMAN CONTINUED HIS MISSED APPROACH AT TREE LEVEL, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON IT'S BACK. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER HAS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, HOWEVER OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 ANC00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA040), Apr 2, 2000: Cessna 150M (N704GK), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

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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