# Accident 20131130024149A: Cessna 150D, Portland, ME, November 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478U) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131130024149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11 THEN OPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18, UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LIFTED UP DUE TO PILOT REPORTED WIND GUST.  RIGHT WING IMPACTED RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO OUTBOARD RIGHT WING, SCUFFED RIGHT WHEEL RIM AND SCUFFED BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OUTER 36 INCHES (APPROX), INCLUDING THE LAST THREE RIBS AND A SLIGHTLY BENT RIGHT AILERON.

## 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 ERA14CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA065), Nov 30, 2013: Cessna 150D (N4478U), Portland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.

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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