# Accident 20040826019459A: Cessna 150K, Richland, WA, August 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3094° N, 119.3069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3094&lon=-119.3069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6141G-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 134 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826019459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING WHEN AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW RIGHT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP DIPPED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REACT TO THE CHANGING AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE/DIRECTION AFTER THE WIND GUST.

## 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 SEA04LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA176), Aug 26, 2004: Cessna 150K (N6141G), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Wind gusts, inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and an airport marker sign were factors.

## Other reports on N6141G (1)

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

- [Incident 20061124023979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061124023979I), Nov 24, 2006: Cessna 150K (N6141G), Kennewick, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On November 24, 2006 the pilot [privacy data omitted], a student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight from the dalles, Oregon back to Kennewick,…

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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