# Accident 19990520044669A: Cessna 150M, Buhl, ID, May 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Airport: Buhl Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6009° N, 114.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6009&lon=-114.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3834V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3834V-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520044669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 20, 1999, APPROX. 1000 MDT, A CESSNA 150 VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE BULH, ID. AIRPORT. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE A/C. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING HE "FLARED" PREMATURELY (TOO HIGH) CAUSING A VERY HARD LANDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE A/C VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 SEA99LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA175), May 20, 1999: Cessna 150M (N3834V), Buhl, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Gusting wind conditions were a factor.

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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