20141116020819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Buffalo, MN · November 16, 2014

Date
November 16, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place
Buffalo, MN
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6985G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15CA074
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing, the left main landing gear stuck a snow drift. This caused the aircraft to veer left, and the right main gear to begin skidding on the runway. The aircraft then rolled to the right, striking the right wingtip on the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STUCK A SNOW DRIFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO BEGIN SKIDDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.