# Accident 20090812048669A: Cessna 150H, Talkeetna, AK, August 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2009, 07:55 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3189° N, 150.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3189&lon=-150.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6687S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6687S) (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 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090812048669A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT TALKEETNA AIRPORT, THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING, UPON WHICH HE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC09CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA081), Aug 12, 2009: Cessna 150H (N6687S), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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