# Accident 19890322004349A: Cessna 150L, Jeffersonville, IN, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3900° N, 85.7495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3900&lon=-85.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5228Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228Q-2000-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 22 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A CROSSWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA059), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 150L (N5228Q), Sellersburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5228Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750404008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404008689A), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna 150L (N5228Q), Jeffersonville, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to abt 20MPH.r wing lifted,l hit gnd.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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