What happened
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On 10/21/2012 at 11:16 edst a Cessna 150L (N1791Q) owned by james n. schartzer and was being operated by privacy data omitted was landing at OG7 when due to wind gusts he departed the left side of the runway into a drainage ditch and cornfield. privacy data omitted & His passenger were uninjured and egress normally. The Seneca Falls NY police and fire department responded to the site. The nose gear, left wing and propeller were damaged in this incident. Both privacy data omitted and his passenger were wearing seat belts and shoulder restraints. In an interview and in a written statement privacy data omitted stated the following: ?the winds were reported by the on field AWOS as 270 degrees @ 9 KTS. After flying locally for about 1.25HRS the winds had picked up significantly to 270 degrees @ 17 gusting to 28 KTS. At this point I elected to land on the grass runway 10-28 heading west which was almost directly into the prevailing wind. I made a normal entry to the pattern and had 30 degree of flaps in on final approach at approximately 70 mph. Just as I was rounding out and flaring for touchdown on runway 28, a large gust of wing picked my left wing up violently. In response to this I corrected with hard left aileron input and full right rudder. As the aircraft leveled and the main wheels touched down I had drifted to the left side of the runway where my left main wheel entered a drainage ditch along the side of the runway which borders closely with a cornfield. The left wingtip struck some of the tall corn and the aircraft nosed over onto the propeller, then back onto the main gear and came to rest. At this time I shut the fuel and master off and exited the aircraft with my passenger safely. No injuries were sustained.?
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/21/2012 AT 11:16 EDST A CESSNA 150L (N1791Q) OWNED BY JAMES N. SCHARTZER AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING AT OG7 WHEN DUE TO WIND GUSTS HE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CORNFIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ & HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND EGRESS NORMALLY. THE SENECA FALLS NY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SITE. THE NOSE GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED IN THIS INCIDENT. BOTH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND SHOULDER RESTRAINTS. IN AN INTERVIEW AND IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE FOLLOWING: ?THE WINDS WERE REPORTED BY THE ON FIELD AWOS AS 270 DEGREES @ 9 KTS. AFTER FLYING LOCALLY FOR ABOUT 1.25HRS THE WINDS HAD PICKED UP SIGNIFICANTLY TO 270 DEGREES @ 17 GUSTING TO 28 KTS. AT THIS POINT I ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 10-28 HEADING WEST WHICH WAS ALMOST DIRECTLY INTO THE PREVAILING WIND. I MADE A NORMAL ENTRY TO THE PATTERN AND HAD 30 DEGREE OF FLAPS IN ON FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. JUST AS I WAS ROUNDING OUT AND FLARING FOR TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28, A LARGE GUST OF WING PICKED MY LEFT WING UP VIOLENTLY. IN RESPONSE TO THIS I CORRECTED WITH HARD LEFT AILERON INPUT AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AND THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN I HAD DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE MY LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH BORDERS CLOSELY WITH A CORNFIELD. THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK SOME OF THE TALL CORN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO THE PROPELLER, THEN BACK ONTO THE MAIN GEAR AND CAME TO REST. AT THIS TIME I SHUT THE FUEL AND MASTER OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MY PASSENGER SAFELY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.?
NTSB investigation
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