# Accident 19971216039079A: Cessna 150M, Sidney, NE, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1298° N, 102.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1298&lon=-102.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3820V) (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 certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039079A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 16, 1997, AT 1240 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N3820V, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (6,601' X 100') AT THE SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SIDNEY, NEBRASKA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM STERLING, COLORADO. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF BECAME AIRBORNE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA065), Dec 16, 1997: Cessna 150M (N3820V), Sidney, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, the misunderstood radio…

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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