# NTSB NYC91LA111: Cessna 150G, N3936J, Phillipsburg, OH, April 10, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1991, 15:13 local (19:13 UTC)
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH
- Coordinates: 39.909206, -84.400909 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9092&lon=-84.4009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36908/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA111

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING, AND ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING WITH STRONG CROSSWINDS.

## 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 - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - inadequate (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, WHICH HAS AN ASPHALT SURFACE AND IS 35 FEET WIDE.  THE WINDS WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS.  SHE SAID, 'I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD...FASTER THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE FORECAST FOR GUSTING WINDS...[I] TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT ONE QUARTER...DOWN THE RUNWAY...AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLIDING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER DID NOT BRING THE PLANE BACK TO THE RIGHT.  I RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY...AND FLIPPED OVER.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3936J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3936J-1994-08-24), registration cancelled 1994-08-24, S/N 15065236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150-65236
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Timothy And Melissa Jackson
- Registered owner: Timothy And Melissa Jackson
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Departed: LOZ, LONDON, KY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 3I7, Phillipsburg, runway 21, 2,700 × 35 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 122 total, 110 in this make and model, 66 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 15 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 34 °F

## 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 19910410009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410009769A), Apr 10, 1991: Cessna 150G, Phillipsburg, OH, Substantial damage. On crosswind landing was blown off runway and nosed over.

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.

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