- Date
- August 14, 1990, 11:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Hawley, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N22128Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900814032969A
- Case key
- 14751
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Probable cause
The failure of the PIC to retain control of the airplane during the landing sequence.
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 accident airplane lost directional control, veered off the runway and nosed over during a crosswind landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the accident. The student pilot received minor injuries. According to the pilot's statement, 'a gust of wind caused the plane to go to the left side of the runway, then off into the ditch and into a bean field. The beans were 2 1/2 to 3 ft high and the dirt was soft causing the plane to nose over'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22128
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068077
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond Polensky
- Departed
- 16D · Perham, MN
- Airport
- 04Y · Hawley, runway 33, 3,400 × 75 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 22 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.