# Accident 19961208042349A: Cessna 150M, Knoxville, TN, December 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9095° N, 83.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9095&lon=-83.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961208042349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA037), Dec 8, 1996: Cessna 150M (N714LF), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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