# Accident 20090829016689A: Cessna 150F, Abilene, KS, August 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9039° N, 97.2358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-97.2358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8312G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8312G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA552](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA552) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090829016689A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT WITH 24 HOURS TOTAL TIME AND THE WEATHER WAS BUMPY AFTER TAKEOFF.  AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF AIR WORK, THE PILOT LINED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON FINAL AND BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT.  THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED THE WIND WAS STRONGER THAN HE HAD EXPERIENCED.  REPORTS INDICATE IT WAS 10 TO 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT 8 KNOTS OR LESS.  THE PILOT STATED HE PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTER THE DRIFT, WHICH REPORTEDLY SLOWLY CORRECTED THE DRIFT BUT PUT THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND HE FAILED TO LEVEL IT AGAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT GEAR IN THIS CONFIGURATION WITH THE LEFT WING LOW AND BOUNCED ONCE.  IT CAME DOWN AGAIN ON THE LEFT GEAR WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THE GEAR OFF.  THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE SPINNER AND COWLING BEFORE PITCHING BACK ONTO THE TAIL WHEEL.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09CA552](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA552), Aug 29, 2009: Cessna 150F (N8312G), Abilene, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate crosswind landing technique, resulting in an excessive side load on the left landing gear that led to an overload failure of its axle.

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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