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FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Sonoma, CA · May 5, 2007

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Date
May 5, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place
Sonoma, CA
Airport
Sonoma Skypark
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45316
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
720 total250 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N45316Registration cancelled Feb 16, 2018 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076838Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After landing on runway 26 with a right crosswind from 360 degrees at 19 knots and gusting to 28 knots, the airplane veered off the runway to the left. The airplane subsequently crossed an adjacent field, and collided with a ditch. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control while landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS AND GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CROSSED AN ADJACENT FIELD, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING.