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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150 · Juneau, AK · April 25, 2002

Date: April 25, 2002 · 11:40 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Airport: Juneau International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5974E
Reported as: Cessna 150
Reported engine: AMTR O200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 630 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5974ERegistered now · Cessna 150S/N 17474 Airframe modelCessna 150 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) Arriving at pajn from hoonah, AK, Mr. Macdonald, acting as pilot in command and sole occupant, while landing on rwy 26 apparently lost control of N5974E a conventional gear equipped Cessna 150. Mr. Macdonald stated that he had landed and was proceeding to the next taxiway with the tail up (on the main gear only). The tail was coming down and almost on the ground when the aircraft began to turn to the left. He applied right rudder and right brake. The aircraft continued to turn and went up on its nose. The aircraft came to rest on its nose. Mr. Macdonald exited the aircraft, lifted on the nose and the aircraft settled onto its gear. ATIS quebec, 1952Z reported winds 240 @ 09 KTS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ARRIVING AT PAJN FROM HOONAH, AK, MR. MACDONALD, ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WHILE LANDING ON RWY 26 APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF N5974E A CONVENTIONAL GEAR EQUIPPED CESSNA 150. MR. MACDONALD STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED AND WAS PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT TAXIWAY WITH THE TAIL UP (ON THE MAIN GEAR ONLY). THE TAIL WAS COMING DOWN AND ALMOST ON THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN AND WENT UP ON ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. MR. MACDONALD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, LIFTED ON THE NOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ITS GEAR. ATIS QUEBEC, 1952Z REPORTED WINDS 240 @ 09 KTS.