# NTSB ANC90LA155: Cessna 152, N6100Q, Goose Bay, AK, August 24, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1990, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 61.220321, -149.850143 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2203&lon=-149.8501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5438/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA155

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER FLARE ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER A HARD LANDING ON A GRAVEL RUNNWAY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6100Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6100Q-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 15285125, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285125
- Airframe hours: 6646
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joseph Wilbur
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 6, 1990, 32 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: Z40, Goose Bay, runway 25, 3,000 × 75 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19900824036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036169A), Aug 24, 1990: Cessna 152, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Student bounced and porpoised on landing lost control and ground looped.

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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