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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Lopez, WA · April 13, 2000

Date: April 13, 2000 · 11:15 local
Place: Lopez, WA
Airport: Lopez Island Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N50039
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA00LA071
Reported as: Cessna 150H

N50039Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2003 · Cessna 150HS/N 15069030 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot states that he obtained recorded weather from local airports and spoke with pilots in the air. He also states that the overhead sky appeared obsured. He departed Lopez Island Airport and encountered IMC just above tree top level. The pilot elected to return to the airport immediately and landed in the last 300-400 feet of the runway. The aircraft departed the runway end during the landing roll out and collided with a chain link fence and brush at the edge of the runway's over-run area. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft received substantial damage, and was later declared a loss.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES THAT HE OBTAINED RECORDED WEATHER FROM LOCAL AIRPORTS AND SPOKE WITH PILOTS IN THE AIR. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE OVERHEAD SKY APPEARED OBSURED. HE DEPARTED LOPEZ ISLAND AIRPORT AND ENCOUNTERED IMC JUST ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY AND LANDED IN THE LAST 300-400 FEET OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY END DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT AND COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND BRUSH AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY'S OVER-RUN AREA. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND WAS LATER DECLARED A LOSS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA00LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLopez Island, WAProper touchdown point not attained by the pilot. Factors include excessive speed at touchdown, a wet runway, a fence, and the pilot's inadvertent flight into IMC.Apr 13, 2000 · Substantial damage