# Accident 20100407037269A: Cessna 150M, Waterproof, LA, April 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2010, 14:45 local time
- Place: Waterproof, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8092° N, 91.3692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8092&lon=-91.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66262-2010-08-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100407037269A

## Narrative

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

GRASS LANDING STRIP BETWEEN TWO PLOWED FIELDSLANDING EAST WITH A SOUTHERLY CROSSWIND 11 MPH GUSTING TO 16. OPERATOR INITIATED FLAIR, AS THROTTLE CLOSED STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT PUTTING LEFT MAIN IN THE PLOWED FIELD. NOSE GEAR CONTACTED DIRT AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED

## 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 CEN10CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA196), Apr 7, 2010: Cessna 150 (N66262), Waterproof, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to initiate a go-around when encountering the strong gusting winds.

## Other reports on N66262 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940530012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940530012899A), May 30, 1994: Cessna 150M (N66262), Concordia, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear hooked banner on banner pickup. Returned. Drag of banner caused drop out on flare and impact.

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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