# NTSB ATL88LA063: Cessna 150K, N5995G, Portland, TN, December 12, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 12, 1987, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Portland, TN
- Coordinates: 36.580402, -86.510452 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5804&lon=-86.5105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA063

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT RPTD THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A DITCH WHILE LDG IN X-WIND CONDITIONS. THE STUDENT PLT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND VELOCITY WAS 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE STUDENT RPTDLY HAD ABOUT 32 HRS TOTAL FLT EXPERIENCE, WHICH INCLUDED ABOUT 6 HRS TOTAL PIC (SOLO) TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5995G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5995G-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 15071495, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071495
- Airframe hours: 4992
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Portland General Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 18, 1987, 28 hours before
- Airport: 1M5, Portland Muni, runway 19, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19871212070209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212070209A), Dec 12, 1987: Cessna 150K, Portland, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Collided with a ditch

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.

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