# Accident 20080712843059A: Cessna 150, Manley Hot Spr, AK, July 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2008, 02:35 local time
- Place: Manley Hot Spr, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7792° N, 149.9633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7792&lon=-149.9633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22563) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712843059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED DURING TAKEOFF, WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AN UNSEEN DIP IN THE GRAVEL STRIP TAKEOFF PATH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND WITH NO INJURIES INCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA088), Jul 12, 2008: Cessna 150 (N22563), Manley Hot Spgs, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a ditch during the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to the accident were low light conditions at dusk,…

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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