# Accident 20070318002949A: Cessna 150D, Brownfield, TX, March 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Brownfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1731° N, 102.1928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1731&lon=-102.1928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4242U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242U-2007-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 131 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318002949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 18, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, N4242U, A CESSNA MODEL 150-D, DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT LEVELLAND AIRPORT (LLN), LEVELLAND, TEXAS, ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BROWNFIELD, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT WEST OF BROWNFIELD, AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A WHEAT FIELD 200 FEET NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82/380, 5 MILES WEST OF BROWNFIELD, TEXAS. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL, SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 200 FT FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO THE FOREHEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS CUT TO THE NOSE AND BRUISES NEAR THE RIGHT EYE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, ENGINE MOUNTS, NOSE COWLING AND PROPELLER. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE AIRCRAFT. A SMALL POST-FLIGHT FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GASCOLATOR. THE FIRE SELF EXTINGUISHED.

## 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 DFW07CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA085), Mar 18, 2007: Cessna 150 (N4242U), Brownfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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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