# Accident 20120609011659A: Cessna 150H, Shelby, AL, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Shelby, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6963S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6963S-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609011659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.  A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP RESULTING IN GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ERA12CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA390), Jun 9, 2012: Cessna 150H (N6963S), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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