# Accident 20240730011289A: Cessna 150F, Castroville, TX, July 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2024, 19:10 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3419° N, 98.8509° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3419&lon=-98.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8840S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8840S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 2 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240730011289A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS IN THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS, THE PILOT MADE A TOUCHDOWN ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. A STALL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART POSITIVE CONTROL. THE MISALIGNED TOUCHDOWN AND CROSSWIND CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT ~300' SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT CAME TO REST IN A FARMER'S FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## 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 CEN24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA297), Jul 31, 2024: Cessna 150F (N8840S), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain proper airplane pitch control and airspeed during the go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its…

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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