# Accident 19970507012119A: Cessna 150F, Plains, MT, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 10:10 local time
- Place: Plains, MT
- Airport: Plains Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5698° N, 114.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5698&lon=-114.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8093F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8093F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 88 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507012119A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 SEA97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA101), May 7, 1997: Cessna 150F (N8093F), Plains, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were gusts and crosswinds.

## Other reports on N8093F (1)

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

- [Accident 19960413010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413010649A), Apr 13, 1996: Cessna STC150 (N8093F), Plains, MT, Substantial damage. On landing tail rose when brakes applied. Nosed over. Reported sudden tailwind. Not verified.

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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