# NTSB SEA01LA026: Cessna 150C, N7800Z, Pacific City, OR, December 5, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 5, 2000, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Pacific City, OR - Coordinates: 45.190441, -123.960281 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1904&lon=-123.9603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51347 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA026 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51347/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA026 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. Factors include a higher than normal approach speed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot stated the aircraft's approach speed was higher than normal, and the aircraft subsequently touched down 200-300 feet beyond the landing threshold of runway 32. During the landing roll, the pilot intentionally steered the airplane right of runway centerline in an effort to stop the aircraft utilizing the run up area at the departure end of the runway. However, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and subsequently collided with heavy vegetation adjacent to the runway. The aircraft's right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. According to the Airport/Facility Directory, runway 32 is 1,875 feet in length and 30 feet in width. The pilot reported that there were no pre-existing mechanical anomalies with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On December 5, 2000 about 1330 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150C, N7800Z, sustained substantial damage while landing at Pacific City State Airport, Pacific City, Oregon. The aircraft was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal/pleasure flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The flight originated from Independence, Oregon, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. During a telephone conversation between the pilot and the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated the aircraft's approach speed was higher than normal and the aircraft subsequently touched down 200-300 feet beyond the landing threshold of runway 32. During the landing roll, the pilot intentionally steered the airplane right of runway centerline in an effort to stop the aircraft utilizing the run up area at the departure end of the runway. However, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and subsequently collided with heavy vegetation adjacent to the runway. The aircraft's right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. According to the Airport/Facility Directory, runway 32 is 1,875 feet in length and 30 feet in width. The pilot reported that there were no pre-existing mechanical anomalies with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7800Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7800Z-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 15059900, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150C - Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 150-59900 - Airframe hours: 4246 - Engines: Continental O-200C 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: George W. Genevro - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2000, 12 hours before - Departed: 7S5, INDEPENDENCE, OR - Destination: PFC - Airport: PFC, Pacific City Airport, runway 32, 1,875 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 78; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,437 total, 1,456 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F 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. 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