Cessna 150F N3569L

Summary

On 1 October 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N3569L, operated by Benjerman Saurdiff, was involved in an accident near North Pole, 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

1 October 2010 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

North Pole, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Bradley Sky-Ranch Airport (95Z)

Coordinates

64.7508, -147.3836

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N3569L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Benjerman Saurdiff

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Pole → North Pole

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10LA101

Nobody was injured.

The overstress separation of the left nose wheel steering linkage rod end during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, about 50 miles per hour, the airplane swerved left. He stated that the nose wheel dug into the dirt runway during the swerve, and the airplane nosed over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left nose wheel steering linkage rod end was fractured. Magnified optical examination of the linkage fracture surfaces and surrounding area revealed fracture features and deformation patterns consistent with a bending overstress separation. No indication of preexisting cracking, such as fatigue or corrosion, was noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.