# Accident 20070505828899A: Cessna 150M, Sonoma, CA, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2575° N, 122.4346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA SKYPARK (0Q9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2575&lon=-122.4346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45316-2018-02-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 250 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505828899A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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