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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Viroqua, WI · February 16, 2008

Date: February 16, 2008 · 11:50 local
Place: Viroqua, WI
Airport: Viroqua Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10RH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA084
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 173 total20 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N10RHRegistered now · Cessna 150GS/N 15066306 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During the landing flare to runway 11 at the Viroqua, WI airport (Y51), the pilot failed to adequately correct for a right crosswind. Winds were reported from the south at approximately 15 knots. The right wing came up which caused the left wing to contact and drag along the runway surface. The pilot applied full power to initiate a go around. After the airplane became airborn, the left wing contacted a 4 to 5 foot snowbank along the left side of the runway. The airplane then contacted the ground nose first and came to a rest inverted approximately 90 feet north of the runway. The pilot sustained minor injuries to his head and neck after releasing his seat belt/shoulder harness and contacting the ceiling of the cockpit. Damage to the aircraft was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE LANDING FLARE TO RUNWAY 11 AT THE VIROQUA, WI AIRPORT (Y51), THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY CORRECT FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. THE RIGHT WING CAME UP WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT AND DRAG ALONG THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AFTER THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORN, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A 4 TO 5 FOOT SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND NECK AFTER RELEASING HIS SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESS AND CONTACTING THE CEILING OF THE COCKPIT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportViroqua, WIThe pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing and the ground loop the pilot encountered. A factor was the crosswind.Feb 16, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N10RH · 1

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

Accident 20010720018689ABlackfoot, ID(.19) On July 20, 2001, at 1909 mountain daylight time, a tailwheel-equipped Cessna 150, N10RH, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose over while landing at Mccarley Field, Blackfoot, Idaho. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being…Jul 20, 2001 · No damage