# Accident 19980613013399A: Cessna 150F, Gregory, SD, June 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gregory, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2305° N, 99.4207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2305&lon=-99.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3596L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596L-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613013399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND BUT MISSED THE RWY AND LANDED ON THE WET GROUND. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE AIRPORT.  THERE WERE NO WITNESSES; HOWEVER THE PILOT'S BROTHER DISCOVERED THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND DOES NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO PRE-ACCIDENT ANOMALIES.                    (-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON AN UNAPPROVED GRASS STRIP DURING GUSTY WINDS.  THE NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT GROUND AND BROKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT.

## 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 CHI98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA199), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 150F (N3596L), Gregory, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N3596L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760226007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760226007059A), Feb 26, 1976: Cessna 150F (N3596L), Amery, WI, Substantial damage. Crosswind lndgs wind gusting 12K.

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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