# NTSB IAD97LA103: Cessna 150M, N63056, Ocean City, NJ, July 30, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 1997, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC) - Place: Ocean City, NJ - Location: 39.2635° N, 74.6075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (26N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2635&lon=-74.6075&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 28, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28218 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD97LA103 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28218/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA103 ## Probable cause Inadequate compensation for the crosswind, and failure to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - aborted - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass ## Analysis The pilot landed on runway 6. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, and went into a field. A witness said the airplane bounced once upon touchdown, and then veered to the left. The witness also stated that the wind was from about 100 degrees at 12 knots. The pilot reported there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 1997, at 1510 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63056, was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during the landing roll at the Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N), Ocean City, New Jersey. The certificated recreational pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight that originated at the Ocean City Municipal Airport (N80), Ocean City, Maryland. A visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he was performing a long cross country flight. His original depart point was York, Pennsylvania, and he made a successful landing at his first destination, N80. At his second destination, N26, the airplane veered to the left during the landing roll on runway 6, and exited the runway into a field. The pilot said, "...I began my flare and the main gear touched. At that point my plane veered to the left and it went into a field... ." A witness said that the airplane bounced once upon touchdown and then veered to the left. The witness stated that the crosswind at the time of the accident was about 100 degrees at 12 knots. The pilot reported over 83 hours of total flight experience, and that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N63056](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63056-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 15077069, built 1975 (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: 15077069 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: York Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: THV, YORK, PA - Destination: 26N, NJ - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 26N, Ocean City Muni, runway 6, 2,977 × 59 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 83 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ACY, 14 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 19970730020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730020169A), Jul 30, 1997: Cessna 150M, Ocean City, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced on landing, skidded off the runway and came to rest in the weeds. (.4)the pilot landed on runway 6. After touchdown, the airplane veered to… From the NTSB's public API. 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