Summary
On May 18, 1997, a Cessna 150 (N5668E) was involved in an incident near Anchorage, AK. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the rough/uneven runway, and a berm.
On May 18, 1997, about 1250 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150, N5668E, crashed during landing at the Goose Bay airstrip, about 9 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by Alaska Air Academy, Anchorage, sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Lake Hood Strip, Anchorage, about 1120.
In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on May 18, 1997, the Director of Operations reported the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC97LA072. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5668E.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the rough/uneven runway, and a berm.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On May 18, 1997, about 1250 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150, N5668E, crashed during landing at the Goose Bay airstrip, about 9 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by Alaska Air Academy, Anchorage, sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Lake Hood Strip, Anchorage, about 1120.
In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on May 18, 1997, the Director of Operations reported the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. The airplane had been modified to a Texas Taildragger (tail-wheel) configuration. During a landing on runway 25, the student touched down on a rutted area of the runway. The pilot added power to begin a takeoff, but the airplane began to drift toward the left. The pilot added full right rudder, but the airplane continued toward the left. The pilot aborted the takeoff, and the airplane swerved off the left side of the runway and collided with a berm. The airplane received damage to the main landing gear and propeller.
The Director of Operations inspected the airplane after the accident. He reported no malfunction of the airplane's rudder cables. The student pilot had accrued 27 hours of total instruction, all accrued in the accident airplane.
An NTSB pilot/operator report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) was not returned by the operator.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC97LA072