# Accident 19930823031589A: Cessna A150M, Sacramento, CA, August 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Natomas Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6404° N, 121.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6404&lon=-121.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9861J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9861J-2003-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 322 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930823031589A

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON LANDING ROLL. STUDENT PANICKED AND STEPPED ON BRAKE LIKE AUTO DRIVING. EXITED RUNWAY. CFI UNABLE CORRECT.

## 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 LAX93LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA334), Aug 23, 1993: Cessna A150M (N9861J), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND FAILURE TO RELINQUISH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO THE CFI. THE SOFT DIRT WAS A FACTOR IN THIS…

## Other reports on N9861J (1)

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

- [Incident 19881203068869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881203068869I), Dec 3, 1988: Cessna A150M (N9861J), Davis, CA, Minor damage. Severe vibration of engine. Propeller separated from plane. Forced landing in field. Fatigue failure of crankshaft.

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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