# Accident 19980905022739A: Cessna 150E, Cadillac, MI, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998, 17:10 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2402° N, 85.4107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2402&lon=-85.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3031J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3031J-2008-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022739A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING DUE TO A WIND SHIFT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1998, AT 1710 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150E, N3031J, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ROLL AT THE WEXFORD COUNTY AIRPORT, CADILLAC, MICHIGAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CADILLAC, MICHIGAN, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI98LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA333), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 150E (N3031J), Cadillac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind condition which resulted in landing on the wrong runway. A factor associated with the accident was the tailwind.

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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