# Accident 20080216844399A: Cessna 150G, Viroqua, WI, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 11:50 local time
- Place: Viroqua, WI
- Airport: Viroqua Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5498° N, 90.8801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5498&lon=-90.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216844399A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA084), Feb 16, 2008: Cessna 150G (N10RH), Viroqua, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing and the ground loop the pilot encountered. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N10RH (1)

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

- [Accident 20010720018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720018689A), Jul 20, 2001: Cessna 150G (N10RH), Blackfoot, ID, No damage. (.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…

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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