- Date
- August 11, 1988, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N704GJCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880811033759A
- Case key
- 26078
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a cross country flight, the pilot overflew the runway looking for the wind sock. Unable to locate the sock, the pilot made an approach for landing. The pilot did not realize until too late that he was landing the airplane with a 10 knot tailwind. The airplane touched down two thirds of the way down the runway. The pilot did not attempt a go-around due to rising terrain at the end of the runway that the pilot felt would not be cleared. The airplane ran off the end of the runway and collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704GJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078597
- Airframe hours
- 2,572
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ashley, Seymour
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1987 · 127 hours before
- Departed
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport
- Paul Heil, runway 15, 1,500 × 36 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 286 total · 232 in this make and model · 221 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.