DEN85LA031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Wallsburg, UT · November 23, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 23, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Wallsburg, UT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2528JCessna 150E
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841123063109A
Case key
16602

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - attemptedPilot in command
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The acft swerved off the rwy and nosed over after colliding with a dirt bank and a ditch. The plt said that at touchdownon the gravel ranch strip he felt a bump and the acft veered to the edge of the rwy. He added that power was applied forthe go-around but the acft struck a dirt burm and trench near the rwy and nosed over. The landing strip is about 30 ft wide.

Aircraft

Registration
N2528J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15061028
Airframe hours
4,900
Engine
Continental O-320-E2D, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Gary Lopez
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · May 15, 1984
Departed
Provo, UT
Airport
runway 36, 3,000 × 30 ft, gravel

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
34
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
857 total · 115 in this make and model · 688 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

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 N2528J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.