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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206G · Anchorage, AK · July 4, 2012

Date: July 4, 2012 · 15:50 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4741X
Reported as: Cessna U206G
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,000 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N4741XRegistered now · Cessna U206GS/N U20605529 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna U206G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman departed birchwood airport en-route to Lake Hood Strip (Z41). He stated that he encountered a heavy rain squall as he was entering the downwind leg for runway 13 at Z41. The rain squall made the runway difficult to see and because of that he turned final approach too high, and subsequently landed half way down the runway and slid off the end. Rain was reported in the area. Airman was counseled about using go around precedures.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT EN-ROUTE TO LAKE HOOD STRIP (Z41). HE STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A HEAVY RAIN SQUALL AS HE WAS ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 13 AT Z41. THE RAIN SQUALL MADE THE RUNWAY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND BECAUSE OF THAT HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH TOO HIGH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SLID OFF THE END. RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ABOUT USING GO AROUND PRECEDURES.