# Accident 20130323003469A: Cessna 150A, Bellingham, WA, March 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bli
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7528° N, 122.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7528&lon=-122.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7177X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7177X-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,842 total, 24 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323003469A

## Narrative

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

DURING INSTRUCTION IN TAIL WHEEL OPERATION THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT.  INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL.

## 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 WPR13CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA165), Mar 23, 2013: Cessna 150 (N7177X), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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