- Date
- June 11, 1989, 16:30 local (Jun 12, 1989, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1612QCessna 150-L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890611015189A
- Case key
- 5198
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to land at the proper touchdown point and the resulting hard landing. Damage to the airplane precluded a go-around and resulted in the intentional swerve into a River to avoid injuries to people on the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane was landed long on an unimproved strip. It touched down hard which resulted in the propeller striking the ground. A go-around was attempted unsuccessfully because of insufficient thrust from the damaged propeller. The pilot intentionally swerved the airplane into the adjacent River to avoid people & equipment on the FAR end of the strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1612Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150-L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7215712
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John E Lilly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LHD · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- runway 16, 1,800 × 50 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 6 in this make and model · 3,700 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1612Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.