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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Yakutat, AK · September 27, 2003

Date: September 27, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Yakutat, AK
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9408U
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9408URegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078356 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M 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) Weather was deteriorating, Mr. Hohman was uncomfortable with the weather, decided to make a precautionary landing on what he evaluated to be an acceptable beach, after landing, without incident, he decided to taxi higher up on the beach to protect the aircraft from an incoming tide. While taxiing up the beach one wheel sank into a soft spot causing the wing tip to contact the ground and the propeller to contact the loose gravel causing damage to the prop and plastic wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING, MR. HOHMAN WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WEATHER, DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON WHAT HE EVALUATED TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE BEACH, AFTER LANDING, WITHOUT INCIDENT, HE DECIDED TO TAXI HIGHER UP ON THE BEACH TO PROTECT THE AIRCRAFT FROM AN INCOMING TIDE. WHILE TAXIING UP THE BEACH ONE WHEEL SANK INTO A SOFT SPOT CAUSING THE WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE LOOSE GRAVEL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND PLASTIC WING TIP.

Other reports on N9408U · 1

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

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