- Date
- April 5, 1990, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3876JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900405007759A
- Case key
- 14651
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot, and his failure to maintain runway alignment during the attempted go-around (aborted landing). The wind conditions and soft terrain were related factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot stated that after a brief local flight, he returned to the airport and entered the traffic pattern for runway 27 (2,155' x 33', asphalt). Winds were reported to be out of 320 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 20 knots. The pilot described his approach to landing and touchdown as 'smooth and normal.' However, he reported that as the aircraft was rolling out 'a strong gust caught the airplane.' The pilot attempted to abort the landing, but the aircraft settled back onto the ground (soft sod) on the left side of the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over, coming to a stop inverted on the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3876J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065176
- Airframe hours
- 5,287
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bales Corp.
- Registered owner
- Bales Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1990 · 58 hours before
- Airport
- Y78 · Rainbow, runway 27, 2,155 × 33 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 65 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 7 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.
Other investigations on N3876J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.