# NTSB LAX03LA234: Cessna 150H, N22897, Dyer, NV, July 12, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 12, 2003, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Dyer, NV - Coordinates: 37.609722, -118.006385 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6097&lon=-118.0064&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57492 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA234 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57492/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA234 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind - weather condition - gusts - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - Nose down, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis During landing rollout a wind gust was encountered, which resulted in the pilot losing control of the airplane and it swerving off the runway. The airplane came to rest in sand, in a nose down attitude. According to the pilot, as he approached his home base airport the turbulence intensity was "approaching severe," and the wind was variable in direction and gusty. Upon landing and decelerating to between 40 and 45 miles per hour, a very strong gust of wind was experienced that was from about 90 degrees left of his course. The pilot indicated that he lost control of his airplane when it was "weather-vaned" off the runway and into the soft sand. ## Factual narrative On July 12, 2003, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N22897, owned and operated by the pilot, encountered a wind gust during landing on runway 30 at Dyer, Nevada. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Reno, Nevada, about 1230. The pilot reported that approaching Dyer, his home base airport, the turbulence intensity was "approaching severe," and the wind was variable in direction and gusty. As the pilot flew over the airport the wind sock indicated that the wind was from about 280 degrees, at 10 knots with gusts to 35 knots. The pilot indicated that he had about 2,060 hours of flight time, of which 360 were in the accident model of airplane. The pilot reported that the prevailing wind was well within his and his airplane's capability to handle. The pilot reported that upon landing, the airplane initially rolled straight down the runway as it slowed to between 40 and 45 miles per hour. Suddenly, a very strong gust of wind was experienced that was from about 90 degrees left of his course. The pilot indicated that he lost control of the airplane as it "weather-vaned" him off the runway and into the sand in a nose down attitude. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N22897](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22897), registered now, S/N 15068598 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150H - Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15068598 - Airframe hours: 1883 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard Tremaine - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2003, 21 hours before - Departed: RNO, Reno, NV - Destination: 2Q9, Dyer, NV - Airport: 2Q9, Dyer, runway 30, 2,870 × 60 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 1, 2002; flight hours: 2,060 total, 360 in this make and model, 2,060 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 12 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: TPH, 51 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 20030712014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712014159A), Jul 12, 2003: Cessna 150H, Dyer, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC made a main wheel landing on runway 30 with an estimated left crosswind of 7-8 knots. PIC stated that everything felt normal during his roll-out when… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.