# NTSB SEA82DA060: Cessna 150G, N3691J, Camas, WA, April 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 28, 1982, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place: Camas, WA
- Coordinates: 45.639961, -122.369132 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6400&lon=-122.3691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70107/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA060

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER RECEIVING 2.9 HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PROCEEDED ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE FIRST APPROACH AND LANDING WERE OBSERVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR TO BE NORMAL. THE SECOND APPROACH WAS MADE WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE STUDENT ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 8 GUSTING 12 KNOTS. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 6 FT AGL AND AN AIRSPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN THE NOSE CAME UP INTO A STALL AND THE PLANE FELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3691J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3691J), registered now, S/N 15064991, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064991
- Airframe hours: 5290
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Douglas O. Tanner
- Registered owner: Flyod A. Krohn
- Departed: WA10, CAMAS, WA
- Destination: WA10, CAMAS, WA
- Airport: WA10, Port Of Camas, runway 25, 2,600 × 100 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 40 total, 3 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 133 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TTD, 5 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 19820428012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428012659A), Apr 28, 1982: Cessna 150G, Camas, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled airplane off too high and stalled. Crashed during landing. Was on supervised solo.

## Other investigations on N3691J (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA014), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna 150G (N3691J), Post Falls, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0361), May 8, 1969: Cessna 150 (N3691J), Benson, AZ, substantial damage

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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