- Date
- February 13, 1972
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6288SCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165581
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0875 72/2/13 PALMER,ALAS CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 170 TIME - 1504 N6288S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NO FLT TIME DURG PAST 5MOS,NOT CKD OUT PRIOR THIS FLT.NO PREVIOUS LDG ON SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6288S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palmer
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Other investigations on N6288S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlack River, AKThe pilot's improper in flight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain a proper altitude to clear the terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, and his lack of total experience in the type…NTSB ANC70DAG11Accident · No injuriesClosedEureka, CA