# NTSB CEN23LA109: Cessna 150, N1982Z, Montevideo, MN, February 4, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 4, 2023, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Montevideo, MN - Coordinates: 44.97, -95.71 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9700&lon=-95.7100&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - MPLS FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106739 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106739/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106739 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA109 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 150C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071808), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated he touched down with a small bounce, drifted to the right edge of the runway, and caught the right main tire in the deep snow. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Cessna 150 had been converted to a tailwheel configuration. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1982Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1982Z), registered now, S/N 15059782, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 (C) - Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15059782 - Year built: 1962 - Airframe hours: 6252 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 2022 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KMVE, Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport, runway 14, 3,999 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 30, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 53 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.77 inHg - Observed at: KMVE - METAR: METAR KMVE 041835Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR M01/M06 A2977 RMK AO2 ## 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 20230204002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230204002209A), Feb 4, 2023: Cessna 150C, Montevideo, MN, Substantial damage. On February 4th, 2023, the PIC went on a flight in the traffic pattern to practice landings at the kmve airport. The PIC stated that he checked the METAR at… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 23, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106739. 1.9 MB in all. - Photos (item 1, PDF, 4 pages, 4 photos, 730 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15121839&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 8 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15194133&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. 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