# NTSB ANC15CA058: Cessna 150G, N3392J, Mekoryuk, AK, July 20, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 19, 2015, 21:00 local (Jul 20, 2015, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Coordinates: 60.384998, -166.26889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3850&lon=-166.2689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 2016
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC15CA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91663/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91663
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA058

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md)
- [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot was landing on a remote tidal beach in a tricycle landing gear-equipped airplane. He stated that after making several passes over the intended landing site, he made a normal approach and landing. During the landing rollout, the nose gear stuck in the sand, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot was landing on a remote tidal beach in a tricycle landing gear-equipped airplane. He stated that after making several passes over the intended landing site, he made a normal approach and landing. During the landing rollout, the nose gear stuck in the sand, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3392J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3392J-2018-03-21), registration cancelled 2018-03-21, S/N 15066092, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G (UNDESIGNAT)
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066092
- Year built: 1967
- Airframe hours: 4746.3
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200 SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Harvey Paul B
- Registered owner: Harvey Paul B
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 2, 2015
- Departed: PAMY, Mekoryuk, AK
- Destination: PAMY, Mekoryuk, AK
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 14, 2015; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observed at: PAMY

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20150719014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719014049A), Jul 19, 2015: Cessna 150G, Nunivak Island, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

## Other investigations on N3392J (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 OAK68D0298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0298), Jan 20, 1968: Cessna 150 (N3392J), Port Chicago, CA, substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 22, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91663. 632 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 632 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40435161&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF

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.

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