# NTSB FTW82DA332: Cessna 150M, N9294U, Balmorhea, TX, August 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Balmorhea, TX
- Coordinates: 30.980533, -103.739952 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9805&lon=-103.7400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA332
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69875/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA332

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS MAKING A FULL FLAP LANDING, A CROSSWIND DRIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE NARROW GRAVEL LANDING STRIP. AS HE STARTED TO GO AROUND, THE MAIN GEAR HIT A ROCK PILE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND HIT THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9294U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294U-2011-12-27), registration cancelled 2011-12-27, S/N 15078244, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078244
- Airframe hours: 1518
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Terry L. Gooch
- Registered owner: Bishop Omar
- Departed: E02, ODESSA, TX
- Destination: 79N, UNIONVILLE, PA
- Airport: 25XS, Ranch Strip, runway 16, 8,000 × 0 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 40 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 190 °F

## 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 19820815038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815038499A), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 150M, Balmorhea, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift off runway during soft field landing on gravel strip. Wing hit embankment.

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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