20250419004959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Placerville, CA · April 19, 2025

Date
April 19, 2025 · 09:50 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6682S
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA140
Reported as
Cessna 150H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
216 total171 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On April 19, 2025, at 0945 local time the aircraft took flight from 01CL and headed pvf. The pilot received weather information from pvf AWOS on 128.125 which reported winds to be 6 knots from 160. The pilot's observation of the windsock indicated 9 knots from 160. The aircraft touched down at 0950 on runway 23 approximately 530 ft from the runway numbers. During rollout the aircraft began turning left because of the cross wind. Approximately 1130 ft from the runway numbers the aircraft departed the runway 23 to the south. The right-hand main landing gear struck a berm causing it to separate from the aircraft. The propeller struck the ground as the aircraft began descended down an embankment. As the aircraft slowed the tail swung around and the aircraft continued down the embankment backwards until it came to rest in a dry drainage ditch. The aircraft was approximately 130 ft from runway 23 centerline.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 19, 2025, AT 0945 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOOK FLIGHT FROM 01CL AND HEADED PVF. THE PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM PVF AWOS ON 128.125 WHICH REPORTED WINDS TO BE 6 KNOTS FROM 160. THE PILOT'S OBSERVATION OF THE WINDSOCK INDICATED 9 KNOTS FROM 160. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT 0950 ON RUNWAY 23 APPROXIMATELY 530 FT FROM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT BECAUSE OF THE CROSS WIND. APPROXIMATELY 1130 FT FROM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY 23 TO THE SOUTH. THE RIGHT-HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A BERM CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE TAIL SWUNG AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT BACKWARDS UNTIL IT CAME TO REST IN A DRY DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 130 FT FROM RUNWAY 23 CENTERLINE.

NTSB investigation

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