# Accident 20000414042249A: Cessna 150M, Sheep Mountain, AK, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 11:05 local time
- Place: Sheep Mountain, AK
- Airport: Sheep Mountain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7403° N, 148.2199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7403&lon=-148.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446K-2012-02-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414042249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2000 WHILE THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF SHEEP MOUNTAIN ALASKA THE OIL ACCESS DOOR ON THE ENGINE COWLING OF THE CESSNA 150 CAME OPEN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP TO CLOSE THE OIL ACCESS DOOR. AS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED AIRPORT THE TIRES SANK INTO THE SOFT SNOW AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE SNOW THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA045), Apr 14, 2000: Cessna 150M (N6446K), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were an open service door, and snow-covered terrain.

## Other reports on N6446K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910213002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002399A), Feb 13, 1991: Cessna 150M (N6446K), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a snowbank and nosed over.
- [Accident 19830728038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728038949A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 150M (N6446K), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student lost control taxiing in gusty surface wind. Ran into a ditch. Instructor failed to take corrective action.

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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