# Accident 19980717023819A: Cessna 150M, Niceville, FL, July 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1998, 15:40 local time
- Place: Niceville, FL
- Airport: Ruckel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5293° N, 86.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5293&lon=-86.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704YG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704YG-1999-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 232 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717023819A

## Narrative

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

(.4)AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL BANNER TOWING FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE RUCKEL AIRSTRIP. AFTER TURNING FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER IN TOW, REDUCED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT, IMPLEMENTED FULL FLAPS AND DECREASED AIRSPEED TO 60 KIAS.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A TAILWIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND HARD AND FAST.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY SLID OFF THE END OF THE WET GRASS STRIP AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.                                 (-23) PILOT HAD PICKED UP BANNER AFTER DEPARTURE. A THUNDER STORM PASSED OVER AIRPORT- GRASS STRIP- UPON RETURN PILOT DROPPED BANNER AND UPOIN LANDING AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED WITH NO BRAKING POSSIBLE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, HIT TREES, AND CAME TO STOP.

## 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 ATL98LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA098), Jul 17, 1998: Cessna 150M (N704YG), Niceville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Proper touchdown point not attained. Factors were a tailwind and wet grass.

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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