# NTSB FTW84LA351: Cessna 150, N2731S, Pecos, TX, August 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Coordinates: 31.39911, -103.499931 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3991&lon=-103.4999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA351
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21428/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA351

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT LOST WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FROM BIG SPRINGS, TX, TO VAN HORN, TX. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING AT A RANCH STRIP TO ASK DIRECTIONS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT IN A CROSSWIND. ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE WIND INDICATOR ON THE FIELD BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2731S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2731S-2015-04-24), registration cancelled 2015-04-24, S/N 15066631, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066631
- Airframe hours: 3088
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Transregional Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 17, 1984
- Departed: BGS
- Destination: VHN
- Airport: runway 36, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 98 total, 31 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles

## 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 19840816041309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816041309A), Aug 16, 1984: Cessna 150G, Pecos, TX, Substantial damage. Off course. Elected to land at uncharted strip. Gusty winds and pilot skill level resulted in a crabbed touchdown.

## Other investigations on N2731S (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 FTW68F0384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0384), Dec 12, 1967: Cessna 150G (N2731S), Addison, TX, 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.

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