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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Plains, MT · May 7, 1997

Date: May 7, 1997 · 10:10 local
Place: Plains, MT
Airport: Plains Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8093F
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97LA101
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 216 total88 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N8093FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15064193 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4)The pilot stated that he encountered gusting crosswind conditions during a landing in a Cessna 150 with a tailwheel conversion. The pilot could not maintain directional control of the airplane. The airplane ground looped and the right wing contacted terrain. The right wing, right lift strut and fuselage were substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING A LANDING IN A CESSNA 150 WITH A TAILWHEEL CONVERSION. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED TERRAIN. THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT LIFT STRUT AND FUSELAGE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 SEA97LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlains, MTThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were gusts and crosswinds.May 7, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8093F · 1

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

Accident 19960413010649ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Plains, MTOn landing tail rose when brakes applied. Nosed over. Reported sudden tailwind. Not verified.Apr 13, 1996 · Reported as Cessna STC150 · Substantial damage