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NTSB Identification: ANC96LA031. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System.

Accident occurred Sunday, March 03, 1996 at ANCHORAGE, AK

Aircraft: Cessna 150H, registration: N22053

Injuries: 2 Uninjured



Event: 20001208X05341 Status: Final Report Approved On Thursday, September 19, 1996



NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A)



On March 3, 1996, about 1906 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150H, N22053, crashed during a forced landing, at Merrill Field,

Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The

airplane, registered to and operated by the first pilot, sustained substantial damage. The first and second pilots, both certificated commercial

pilots and flight instructors, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Merrill Field about 1800.



The first pilot reported that he and the second pilot were conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 24. Just after lift-off, with the second

pilot flying, the engine suddenly lost power. The first pilot assumed control of the airplane and performed an emergency landing in the overrun

area, off the departure end of runway 24. The airplane touched down and struck a snow berm, tipping up on its nose. The airplane received

damage to the nose gear, right wing tip and inboard end of the right wing. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector, Anchorage Flight

Standards District Office, reported that he talked with the first pilot following the accident. During the interview, the pilot indicated that carburetor

heat was applied during each landing approach. The first pilot reported that after the airplane was recovered, an inspection of the engine did

not reveal any mechanical malfunction.



A 1913 special weather observation at Merrill Field stated, in part: Sky condition and ceiling, clear; visibility, 90 miles; temperature, 22 degrees F;

dew point temperature, 21 degrees F; wind, 290 degrees at 2 knots; altimeter, 30.33 in Hg.



NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4)



The first and second pilots, both certificated flight instructors, were conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 24. Just after lift-off, with the

second pilot flying, the engine suddenly lost power. The first pilot assumed control of the airplane and performed an emergency landing in the

overrun area off the departure end of the runway. The airplane touched down, struck a snow berm, and nosed over. The airplane received

damage to the nose gear, right wing tip and inboard end of the right wing. A subsequent inspection of the engine did not reveal any mechanical

malfunction.



NTSB Probable Cause Narrative



loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

Occurrences and Sequence of Events

Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER

Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB



Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1

1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / /



Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING

Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF



Occurrence: 3, ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER

Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF



Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3

1 (Finding) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / SNOWBANK / (0)


 

 

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