# Accident 20180211006689A: Cessna 150H, Statesville, NC, February 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7650° N, 80.9544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7650&lon=-80.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23398, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23398) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180211006689A

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSSWIND LANDING PRACTICE, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUST OF WIND ON ROLL OUT THAT SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND.  AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH UNKNOWN OBJECT (NO AIRPORT DAMAGE NOTED) AND SCRAPPED/DENTED LH WING TIP AND AILERON, LONG SCRAP/DENTS ALONG WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT THAT RUNS INTOBOTTOM OF VERTICAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR RIBS.  THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE DEFINED BY ACCIDENT.

SEE PTRS 201802902 FOR DETAILS.

## 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 GAA18CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA235), Feb 11, 2018: Cessna 150 (N23398), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain crosswind correction during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and flight instructor’s decision…

## Other reports on N23398 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19911018047399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018047399A), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 150H (N23398), Saluda, VA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on takeoff. Aborted and ran off end runway into a ditch. Exhaust baffle broke loose,restricted exhaust.

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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