# Accident 19970730020169A: Cessna 150M, Ocean City, NJ, July 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1997, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2635° N, 74.6075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (26N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2635&lon=-74.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63056-2017-07-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730020169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE WEEDS. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND WENT INTO A FIELD.  A WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE UPON TOUCHDOWN, AND THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 100 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.  THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE OR THE ENGINE.

## 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 IAD97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA103), Jul 30, 1997: Cessna 150M (N63056), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate compensation for the crosswind, and failure to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the crosswind.

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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