# Accident 19990526005709A: Cessna 150L, Paso Robles, CA, May 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1999, 11:45 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6103° N, 120.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6103&lon=-120.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1371Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371Q-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990526005709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE RWY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING DOWN WIND LEG OF THE AIRPORT PATTERN, HE NOTICED HIS FLIGHT CONTROLS BECAME SLUGGISH DURING PATTERN TURNS. UPON LANDING THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE CORRECTION FOR LANDING BUT AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. HE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY MAKING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX99LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA198), May 26, 1999: Cessna 150L (N1371Q), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the resulting intentional off-airport landing. Inadequate recurrent training and recent flight experience were factors in this accident.

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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