Cessna 150 N8401J

Summary

On 22 April 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8401J, operated by Douglas V. Lundeen, was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 2001 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Summit (UMM)

Coordinates

63.3314, -149.1272

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N8401J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Douglas V. Lundeen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA051

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent nose over during the landing flare. Factors in the accident were soft, snow-covered terrain on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was on a cross-country personal flight, and decided to land at the accident airport for a short break. He said he over-flew the runway and it appeared to him as snow-covered, but smooth. The pilot then landed on runway 21. As the airplane touched down, the landing gear immediately sank into about 12 inches of snow, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer, wings, and the aft cabin bulkhead. The Alaska Supplement/Airport Facility Directory states, in part: "Unattended. Runway condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to landing... No winter maintenance."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.