# Accident 20010720018689A: Cessna 150G, Blackfoot, ID, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 19:09 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Airport: Mccarley Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2698° N, 112.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2698&lon=-112.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720018689A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 20, 2001, AT 1909 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 150, N10RH, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUBSEQUENT TO A NOSE OVER WHILE LANDING AT MCCARLEY FIELD, BLACKFOOT, IDAHO. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED BY THE PILOT, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE CERTIFIED PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO REPORT OF ELT ACTIVATION.  REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSE OVER.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE.                              (-23) ON 07/20/01, PILOT WAYNE TROM WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM NAMPA, IDAHO TO DODGE CENTER, MINNESOTA LANDED AT BLACKFOOT, IDAHO. ON LANDING AT BLACKFOOT RUNWAY 19 THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GROUND LOOPED.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THERE WAS A QUARTERING CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT AT 6 KNOTS GUSTING TO 10 KNOTS.  DURING THE GROUD LOOP THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER O N ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS A PILOT AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT ITEM 2. ITEM 2 OF THE SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT LIMITED IT TO THE PILOT ONLY FOR THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA142), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna 150 (N10RH), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.

## Other reports on N10RH (1)

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

- [Accident 20080216844399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216844399A), Feb 16, 2008: Cessna 150G (N10RH), Viroqua, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) During the landing flare to runway 11 at the Viroqua, WI airport (Y51), the pilot failed to adequately correct for a right crosswind. Winds were reported…

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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