# Accident 20080316012179A: Cessna 150M, Idabel, OK, March 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Idabel, OK
- Airport: Mc Curtain County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9056° N, 94.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9056&lon=-94.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554SP-2012-12-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 61 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316012179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/16/2008 AT IDABEL, OK AT AIRPORT (4O4) AT 15:00 CDT, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02. THE AWOS RECORDING REPORTED AIRPORT CONDITIONS WERE CROSSWINDS FROM THE EAST SUSTAINED AT 35KTS WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45KTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO NOSE HIGH. THE PILOT OVER-CORRECTED THE CONDITION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DFW08CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA083), Mar 16, 2008: Cessna 150 (N554SP), Idabell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident are high and gusting winds.

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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