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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Port Alsworth, AK · October 10, 2017

Date: October 10, 2017 · 17:30 local
Place: Port Alsworth, AK
Airport: Port Alsworth
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N10643
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total

N10643Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Cessna 150LS/N 15074941 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 150L 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.

Aircraft was flying from wolf lake, Alaska to dillingham , Alaska. Aircraft was west of lake clark pass when pilot notices engine running rough. Pilot checked fuel state and had 1/4 tank fuel in right and 3/4 tank of fuel in left.

Fuel selector was in both. Pilot decided to make a precautionary landing before crossing lake clark. Pilot chose to land on a sand bar 1 3/4 miles north of lake clark on the tlikakila river. Upon landing aircraft hit an object with nose landing gear, gear bent, drug the right wing tip. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft without injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM WOLF LAKE, ALASKA TO DILLINGHAM , ALASKA. AIRCRAFT WAS WEST OF LAKE CLARK PASS WHEN PILOT NOTICES ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT CHECKED FUEL STATE AND HAD 1/4 TANK FUEL IN RIGHT AND 3/4 TANK OF FUEL IN LEFT.

FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN BOTH. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BEFORE CROSSING LAKE CLARK. PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON A SAND BAR 1 3/4 MILES NORTH OF LAKE CLARK ON THE TLIKAKILA RIVER. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT HIT AN OBJECT WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR, GEAR BENT, DRUG THE RIGHT WING TIP. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.