# Accident 19910502013989A: Cessna 150L, Lake Wales, FL, May 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1991, 16:10 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9008° N, 81.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9008&lon=-81.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5829L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829L-1991-10-03) (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: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910502013989A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING DOWNWIND. OVER CONTROLLED,TURNED 90 DEGREES SEPARATING NOSE GEAR. WIND SOCK WAS IN SHREDS.

## 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 MIA91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA133), May 2, 1991: Cessna 150L (N5829L), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO PERFORM AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN INACCURATE WIND INFORMATION DUE TO A DETERIORATED WINDSOCK, AND FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL…

## Other reports on N5829L (1)

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

- [Incident 19880825059039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825059039I), Aug 25, 1988: Cessna 150L (N5829L), Aurora, IL. Emergency landing when engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Refueled and resumed flight.

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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