- Date
- September 22, 1995, 17:00 local (Sep 23, 1995, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coldfoot, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4430UCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19950922030409A
- Case key
- 2744
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, while landing.
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 pilot/hunting guide reported he was landing his tailwheel converted Cessna 150 airplane at a remote, off-airport site to pick up a hunting party and their game. He said that during the landing roll, he lost control of the airplane, and it subsequently nosed over.
Factual narrative
On September 22, 1995, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a tail- wheel converted Cessna 150 airplane, N4430U, sustained substantial damage while landing at an off airport site located approximately 50 miles northeast of Coldfoot, Alaska. The solo commercial certificated pilot was not injured. The business flight operated in visual meteorological conditions under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot/registered hunting guide to recover game and clients from a remote hunting site.
The pilot stated in a telephone conversation on September 27 with the NTSB investigator-in-charge that while he was landing at the 550' long site, he lost directional control and the airplane flipped upside down. He said that there was no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4430U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John G. Navarro
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CXF
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,072 total · 400 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 195° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.