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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Grand Rapids, MN · July 5, 2008

Date
July 5, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MN
Airport
Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8668J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was attempting to land with cross winds gusting between 24 and 29 mph. Pilot stated that he lost control of the aircraft and was blown off the side of the runway. The aircraft's right wing contacted the ground, the left main gear leg and nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a rest on its left wing and stabilizer facing 180 degrees from its initial heading.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH CROSS WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 24 AND 29 MPH. PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS BLOWN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS LEFT WING AND STABILIZER FACING 180 DEGREES FROM ITS INITIAL HEADING.