# Accident 19960719018849A: Cessna 150H, Los Lunas, NM, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996, 17:05 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8109° N, 106.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8109&lon=-106.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150PC-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,923 total, 243 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018849A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GER COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.19) ON JULY 19, 1996, AT 1705 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150H, N150PC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING NEAR LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO.  THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE MID VALLEY AIRPARK, NEAR LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO. IN A TELEPHONIC INTERVIEW WITH THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS APPEARED TO BE CALM AND HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A "WHEEL LANDING WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS."  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLL OUT WERE UNEVENTFUL BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE LEFT WING CAME UP.  THE PILOT ADDED THAT DUST DEVILS ARE VERY COMMON IN THE AREA DURING THE SUMMER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WIN G SPAR AS WELL AS THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINT. (.4) THE PILOT OF A TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 150 WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUST DEVILS ARE VERY COMMON IN THE AREA THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, AND SUSPECTS HE ENCOUNTERED ONE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER REPORTED LIGHT TURBULENCE DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND.

## 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 FTW96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA311), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 150H (N150PC), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper weather evaluation. Factors were the dust devil and the turbulence.

## Other reports on N150PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900511022489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511022489I), May 11, 1990: Cessna 150H (N150PC), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot dragged tail on landing rollout.

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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