# NTSB FTW82DA126: Cessna 150F, N7958F, Corpus Christi, TX, April 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 5, 1982, 19:00 local (Apr 6, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Coordinates: 27.660795, -97.479629 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6608&lon=-97.4796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70345/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA126

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST FINISHED WASHING HIS AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING AROUND THE AIRPORT TO DRY IT OFF. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE AILERON GUST LOCKS HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED, AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE NOSE YAWED LEFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7958F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958F-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 15064058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064058
- Airframe hours: 4998
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David L. Deal
- Registered owner: David L. Deal
- Departed: CUX, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Destination: CUX, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Airport: CUX, Cuddihy Field, runway 13, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 438 total, 383 in this make and model, 350 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 174 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRP, 8 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 19820405009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405009239A), Apr 5, 1982: Cessna 150F, Corpus Christi, TX, Destroyed. Pilot forgot to remove control lock on aileron and couln't control aircraft during landing.

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.

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