- Date
- May 23, 1984, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Evanston, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6730GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840523018509A
- Case key
- 16383
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Analysis
Plt stated he couldn't make radio contact with the arpt and the wind sock indicated a x-wind so he elected to use rwy 34. The acft bounced during the landing. Plt stated, 'the wind shifted from a x-wind to 140 deg, causing a downwind which caused the plane to flop on it's back.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6730G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072230
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Virgil E. Morris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- EVW · Evanston Muni., runway 34, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 29 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.