- Date
- January 27, 1993, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5414QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930127001079A
- Case key
- 18690
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind
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.
Analysis
During a crosswind landing the airplane touched down on the right main landing gear. Following the touchdown the airplane swerved to the right and ran off the runway.
Factual narrative
On January 27, 1993, at approximately 1715 central standard time, a Cessna 150L, N5414Q, was substantially damaged during landing at Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. Weather for the 14 CFR Part 91 flight was visual meteorological conditions. The airplane was owned by Raven Air Parts Incorporated of Azle, Texas.
During an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated he was attempting to land following a series of touch and go landings. The pilot further reported that during the landing to runway 16R, with a 11 knot crosswind from 180 degrees, he lost control after he touched down on the right main gear only. Witnesses reported that the airplane touched down on the right main gear, spun to the right, and ran off the runway.
An inspection of the airplane revealed that damage was sustained to the nose landing gear, both wings, and the engine area.
Following the on scene inspection by the FAA inspector the airplane was released to the operator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5414Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073314
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raven Air Parts Inc, doing business as Quali Flight Inc.
- Registered owner
- Raven Air Parts Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- FTW
- Destination
- FTW
- Airport
- FTW · Meacham Field, runway 16, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 41 total · 41 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.