# NTSB CEN23LA136: Cessna 150F, N3090X, Hillsboro, TX, March 1, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 1, 2023, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC) - Place: Hillsboro, TX · Parking spot on the airport. - Coordinates: 32.087, -97.09534 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0870&lon=-97.0953&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106896 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106896/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106896 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA136 ## Probable cause Substantial damage for reasons undetermined based on the available evidence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that during the preflight inspection of his airplane, he discovered substantial damage to the left wing. A follow-on inspection later the same day revealed additional damage to the left main landing gear tire rim. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and found additional damage to the left aileron and left elevator. Abrasion and asphalt marks on the underside of the wing tip and elevator appeared consistent with both having struck the ground. The inspector examined the ramp and runway for debris but found none. The top skin of the left wing near the tip was buckled upward. No other damage with the airplane was found. The student pilot reported that he had last flown the airplane 17 days prior to his intended flight and that when he checked the tie-down chains two days before his intended flight because of an impending storm, everything with the airplane looked okay. He surmised to the FAA inspector that maybe a fuel truck impacted the parked airplane. The damage observed was consistent with the airplane having been operated; however, based on the available information, the damage could not be conclusively associated with a specific ground operation or flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3090X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3090X), registered now, S/N 15064490, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15064490 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 7017 - Engines: Continental 0-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, April 8, 2022 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KINJ, Hillsboro Municipal Airport, runway 16/34, 3,998 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review January 8, 2023; seat: none; restraint: none; flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 54 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: KINJ - METAR: METAR KINJ 011135Z AUTO 18008KT 7SM -RA SCT012 BKN070 OVC100 20/20 A2976 RMK AO2 T02020202= ## 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 20230301005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230301005279A), Mar 1, 2023: Cessna 150F, Hillsboro, TX, Substantial damage. 1. Who: aircraft accident 2. What: reported vehicle strike 3. Where: kinj ramp 4. When: 2/26/2023-03/01/2023 5. How: reported damage of alleged vehicle… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 29, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106896. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 475 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15343941&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15253181&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 126 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15259036&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20FAA%20Inspector-Rel.pdf - Pilots logbook / dates (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 89 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15259957&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Logbook%20pg%201-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.