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September 14, 2000 · Cessna 120 · N72775

Iliamna, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 14, 2000
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Location
Iliamna, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 120
Tail Number
N72775
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC00LA123

The private certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane. 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. The wind was calm.

NTSB Probable Cause

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.

Full Narrative

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.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time21:00 AKDT
Nearest AirportILIAMNA (0nm)
Runway35
Runway Length4800 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 120
Tail NumberN72775
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235 · Reciprocating · 115
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 47 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 4400 ft
Temperature / Dew Point46 / 43 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time23:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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