Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 150M near Bethel, AK — 2010-09-14

Final reportANC10CA089
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Date
2010-09-14
Location
Bethel, AK, USA
Airport
PABE
Aircraft
CESSNA 150M
Registration
N45624
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during a night approach, resulting in a collision with terrain short of the runway.

NTSB narrative

The solo commercial pilot was doing full stop night landings, to become night current under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said on his third landing, he noticed that the vertical approach slope indicator (VASI) lights were becoming red over red indicating that he was below the glide slope. He said he should have applied full power. The pilot reported that the airplane continued to descend, and struck the elevated instrument landing system (ILS) runway centerline lights and terrain short of the runway. He said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane's fuselage sustained substantial damage during the accident.

NTSB coding

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