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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Nunivak Island, AK · July 19, 2015

Date: July 19, 2015 · 20:30 local
Place: Nunivak Island, AK
Airport: Mekoryuk
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3392J
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC15CA058
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N3392JRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2018 · Cessna 150GS/N 15066092 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Accident aircraft was operating under 14 CFR part 91, and was significantly damaged while attempting to land on a beach during low tide. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot?s second class medical was issued on 11/06/2014.

This flight originated from Mekoryuk Airport (myu), Mekoryuk Alaska on Nunivak Island Alaska with the pilot and one passenger aboard. The intended landing area was a beach located approximately 10 miles ease-southeast of myu. The pilot planned the landing at an area that has been used for landing in the past during low tides. In this area the low tide on 19 July was 1838 at 0.6FT. At the time of the accident the tide was flooding to a high tide of 4.2FT at 0059 20 jul 2015. Weather reported from the pilot was 2300 overcast, visibility 10 miles, winds ssw at 10 KTS.

The pilot reported a routine landing sequence and while on rollout hit a soft sand area causing the aircraft to flip over coming to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A BEACH DURING LOW TIDE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT?S SECOND CLASS MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON 11/06/2014.

THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MEKORYUK AIRPORT (MYU), MEKORYUK ALASKA ON NUNIVAK ISLAND ALASKA WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. THE INTENDED LANDING AREA WAS A BEACH LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EASE-SOUTHEAST OF MYU. THE PILOT PLANNED THE LANDING AT AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR LANDING IN THE PAST DURING LOW TIDES. IN THIS AREA THE LOW TIDE ON 19 JULY WAS 1838 AT 0.6FT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE TIDE WAS FLOODING TO A HIGH TIDE OF 4.2FT AT 0059 20 JUL 2015. WEATHER REPORTED FROM THE PILOT WAS 2300 OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WINDS SSW AT 10 KTS.

THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUTINE LANDING SEQUENCE AND WHILE ON ROLLOUT HIT A SOFT SAND AREA CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC15CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMekoryuk, AKThe pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.Jul 20, 2015 · Substantial damage