# NTSB CHI98LA199: Cessna 150F, N3596L, Gregory, SD, June 13, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 13, 1998, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Gregory, SD - Coordinates: 43.230461, -99.420669 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2305&lon=-99.4207&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report February 16, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10914 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA199 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10914/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA199 ## Probable cause the pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot attempted to land on a private airport. There were no witnesses; however the pilot's brother discovered the airplane impacted on the approach end of the runway. The pilot received serious injuries and does not recall the events of the accident. An examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident revealed no pre-accident anomalies. ## Factual narrative On June 13, 1998, at 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 150F, N3596L, sustained substantial damage on impact with the terrain while landing at a private airport near Dallas, South Dakota. The student pilot received serious injuries.. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The personal flight was operating under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated in Gregory, South Dakota, at 1100. There were no witnesses to the accident. The airplane was located by the pilot's brother on the approach end of the runway. The pilot sustained injuries and does not recall the events at the time of the accident. Federal Aviation Administration officials stated that the pilot's student certificate was expired at the time of the accident and the most recent annual inspection of the airplane was February 22, 1997. An examination of the airplane revealed no pre-accident anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3596L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596L-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 15062396, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15062396 - Airframe hours: 2433 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Boyt D. Young - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 22, 1996, 6 hours before - Departed: 9D1, GREGORY AIRPORT, SD - Destination: NONE, DALLAS, SD - Airport: runway 18, 3,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 54 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FSD, 122 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 19980613013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613013399A), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 150F, Gregory, SD, Substantial damage. Acft was attempting to land but missed the rwy and landed on the wet ground. Nose gear collapsed on landing. (.4)the pilot attempted to land on a Private… ## Other investigations on N3596L (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 CHI76DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DER07), Feb 26, 1976: Cessna 150 (N3596L), Amery, WI, 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. --- 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.