- Date
- April 25, 1986, 14:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Temecula, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N714AWCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860425014089A
- Case key
- 25133
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Hard landing
Analysis
The plt reported that while on final apch to land, a moderate crosswind prevailed. Before reaching the rwy threshold the wind appeared to stop. When he began to flare a violent wind gust from the right lifted the right wing. Before he could reestablish control of the acft the nose pitched down and the acft collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714AW
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079036
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-230-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David O. Underwood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · El Cajon, CA
- Airport
- 2L0 · Rancho California, runway 12, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,235 total · 1,103 in this make and model · 2,235 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.