19961208042349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Knoxville, TN · December 8, 1996

Date: December 8, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Knoxville, TN
Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N714LF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA037
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N714LFRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15079252 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

First solo cross country. Winds picked up. Lost control landing due to gust crosswind. (-23) student pilot on first cross country solo flight, wind increased form the time he left his home airport to return. Student attempted three or four landing back at home airport after solo x-country flight. Upon landing pilot lost control departed runway approximately half down landing surface and struck sign. Lost of directional control on landing due to cross wind.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. WINDS PICKED UP. LOST CONTROL LANDING DUE TO GUST CROSSWIND. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT, WIND INCREASED FORM THE TIME HE LEFT HIS HOME AIRPORT TO RETURN. STUDENT ATTEMPTED THREE OR FOUR LANDING BACK AT HOME AIRPORT AFTER SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON LANDING PILOT LOST CONTROL DEPARTED RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY HALF DOWN LANDING SURFACE AND STRUCK SIGN. LOST OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING DUE TO CROSS WIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKnoxville, TNthe student pilot's improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a crosswind landing. The strong crosswind was a related factor.Dec 8, 1996 · Substantial damage