FTW84LA355

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Cleburne, TX · July 29, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 29, 1984, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
Place
Cleburne, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3055JCessna 150E
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840729041709A
Case key
21431

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wind information - not usedPilot in commandFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequatePilot in commandFactor
Wrong runway - selectedPilot in commandFactor
Proper touchdown point - not obtainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll

Analysis

Plt stated that while making a crosswind landing on a 2600 foot strip she misjudged her touchdown point and ran off the end of the strip, colliding with a fence. The plt landed on heading 350 degrees and the wind was reported to be from 090 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 12 knots. This would have given the flight a quartering tail wind on landing.

Aircraft

Registration
N3055J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15061155
Airframe hours
3,302
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Davod A. Nelson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · July 3, 1984 · 14 hours before
Departed
CRS · Corsicana, TX
Destination
TX46 · Cleburne, TX
Airport
TX46 · Blackwood, runway 35, 2,600 × 150 ft, grass/turf

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
38
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
52 total · 52 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 10 knots, gusting 12
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
91 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.