# NTSB CHI90LA100: Cessna 150B, N7379X, Shelbyville, IN, March 20, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 20, 1990, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Coordinates: 39.519592, -85.769226 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5196&lon=-85.7692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14646/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA100

## Probable cause

THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING.  THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGED ON THE PAVEMENT BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 12 KNOTS. RUNWAY 36 WAS IN USE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7379X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7379X-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 15059479, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15059479
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert & Jacqueline Freeman
- Registered owner: Robert & Jacqueline Freeman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1990, 2 hours before
- Departed: MQJ, MT COMFORT, IN
- Airport: 35M, Shelbyville Muni, runway 36, 3,732 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 440 total, 147 in this make and model, 384 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IND, 24 nm away

## 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 19900320004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320004889A), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna 150B, Shelbyville, IN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a crosswind. Veered sharply collapsing the nose gear. Wing tip hit runway.

## Other investigations on N7379X (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 UNK64X3389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3389), Aug 15, 1964: Cessna 150 (N7379X), Bowlus, MN, substantial damage

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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