# Incident 20020522012669I: Cessna 150M, Portland, ME, May 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2002, 13:24 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704VB-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020522012669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROACHING CLASS "C" AIRSPACE AT KPWM, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 29. THE WINDS WERE 180 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS. MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND FOR THE CESSNA 150 IS STATED AS 13 KNOTS IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL. THE PILOT STATED HE LINED THE CESSNA 150 UP ON FINAL WITH THE RUNWAY AND LANDED WITHOUT PROPERLY CORRECTING FOR DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE GRASS. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE 6,000' REMAINING SIGN WITH THE PROP, RESULTING IN SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. PORTLANDS OTHER RUNWAY IS 18/36.

## Other reports on N704VB (1)

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

- [Incident 20040804015759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804015759I), Aug 4, 2004: Cessna 150M (N704VB), Auburn-Lewiston, ME, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot stated that she was practicing solo short field take-offs and landings. The approach looked good but upon landing, the nose wheel hit…

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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