Cessna 150L accident near Anchorage, AK

On August 24, 2013, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anchorage, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

August 24, 2013

Place

Anchorage, AK

Aircraft

Cessna 150L · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

61.216°N, 149.856°W

NTSB ID

20130825X15006

Official records · ANC13FA084

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• FAA ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 24, 2013, about 1536 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N18699, was substantially damaged after a loss of engine power during a go-around at the Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot and the sole passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country personal flight, which originated from the Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, Alaska, about 1515, with a destination of Merrill Field. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) reviewed the recorded radio transmissions between the accident pilot and the Merrill Field Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), revealing that the accident pilot was initially cleared to land on runway 25, and behind a landing Cessna 172. After the Cessna 172 landed, and during its landing rollout, the ATCT controller on duty at the time of the accident instructed the pilot of the Cessna 172 to exit the runway, when able, for additional landing traffic. Shortly thereafter, the controller instructed the accident pilot to go around, but the accident pilot did not respond. Despite two subsequent requests for the pilot to go around, no response was received, but the airplane stopped descending, and continued to fly over runway 25. Multiple witnesses located at and around Merrill Field reported seeing the accident airplane flying about 100 feet above runway 25, in a nose high attitude. As

Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a low fuel state and a nose-high attitude during a go-around, which unported the fuel tank feed line, and the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn back to the airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.