# Accident 20171022014949A: Cessna 150H, Pottsville, PA, October 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2017, 18:15 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7053° N, 76.3775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7053&lon=-76.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22092, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22092-2019-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171022014949A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ATTEMPT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN ACCIDENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABEAM THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS.  CROSS WINDS WERE REPORTED ON AIRPORT AWOS AND DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT AS VERY GUSTY WITH POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR ALONG WITH UP-DRAFTS/DOWN-DRAFTS.

## 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 GAA18CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA020), Oct 22, 2017: Cessna 150 (N22092), Pottsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right rudder cable and subsequent loss of 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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