# Accident 19980325004229A: Cessna 150G, Hailey, ID, March 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5696° N, 114.2108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5696&lon=-114.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3719J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3719J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980325004229A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND OF ABOUT 5 KNOTS, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL CAME DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE USING RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THAT THE AIRPLANE KEPT VEERING LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO SNOW, WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER.  AN FAA INVESTIGATOR WHO PERFORMED A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND A BROKEN NOSEWHEEL STEERING LINKAGE BOLT.  THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ABOUT 26 HOURS TOTAL PILOT TIME, INCLUDING ABOUT 4 HOURS OF SOLO TIME.  THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL BRAKES ACTUATED BY THE TOES OF THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 SEA98LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA053), Mar 26, 1998: Cessna 150G (N3719J), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fractured nosewheel steering linkage bolt, which permitted the nosewheel steering linkage to become disconnected, and the student pilot's subsequent failure to restore directional control by use of…

## Other reports on N3719J (1)

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

- [Incident 19920502016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502016499I), May 2, 1992: Cessna 150G (N3719J), Fairfield, ID. Engine failed in flight. Forced landing. Found NR1 cylinder spark plugs fouled.

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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