Summary
On September 14, 2000, a Cessna 120 (N72775) was involved in an accident near Iliamna, AK. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury, with 1 person uninjured out of 2 aboard. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the passenger's inadvertent interference with the controls, and a ditch along the runway.
On September 13, 2000, about 2100 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 120 airplane, N72775, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Iliamna Airport, Iliamna Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight to Naknek, Alaska, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot was not injured. The sole passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ANC00LA123. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N72775.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the passenger's inadvertent interference with the controls, and a ditch along the runway.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On September 13, 2000, about 2100 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 120 airplane, N72775, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Iliamna Airport, Iliamna Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight to Naknek, Alaska, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot was not injured. The sole passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Homer Airport, Homer, Alaska, at 1900.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on September 14, the pilot reported that while en route to Naknek, she decided to land at Iliamna for the evening. The pilot said she touched down on runway 35, and during the landing roll, the passenger's feet became entangled in the rudder pedals. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, went into a ditch, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the propeller, the vertical stabilizer, and the left wing lift strut.
At 2053, an automated weather observation system (AWOS) at Iliamna was reporting, in part: Wind, calm; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, 4,400 feet broken, 5,500 feet overcast; temperature, 46 degrees F; dew point, 42 degrees F; altimeter, 29.44 inHg.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC00LA123