# Accident 19920220003409A: Cessna 150D, Moneta, VA, February 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1805° N, 79.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1805&lon=-79.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4373U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4373U-2018-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920220003409A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SUDDEN WIND GUST BLEW 150 OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON FLARE FOR LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT GROUND.

## 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 NYC92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA063), Feb 20, 1992: Cessna 150D (N4373U), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND.

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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