# Accident 20130331004279A: Cessna 150D, Brush Prairie, WA, March 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Brush Prairie, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7242° N, 122.5411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7242&lon=-122.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342U-2015-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130331004279A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LAND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CAUGHT A WIRE FROM AN ELECTRIC FENCE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND ALTITUDE UNTIL IT STRUCK A SHED WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP, IMPACTED THE GROUND, THEN SPUN AROUND INTO A LAWN BETWEEN TWO HOUSES ADJACENT TO THE GRASS STRIP.

THE WIRE FENCE IS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SHED IS APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 130 FEET AWAY AND THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 50 FEET FROM THE SHED. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF THE WIRE FROM THE FENCE REMAINED WRAPPED AROUND THE GEAR AND THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

?CONVERTED TO A TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR.

?CONVERTED TO 150 HP 0-320-E2D LYCOMING ENGINE WITH A SENSENICH PROP.

?WING LEADING EDGE CUFF STOL KIT

## 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 WPR13CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA173), Apr 1, 2013: Cessna 150 (N4342U), Brush Praire, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.

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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