- Date
- May 10, 1988, 17:00 local (May 11, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6251GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880510014009A
- Case key
- 40814
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On short final for landing onto a 2100 foot airstrip at about 12 feet AGL, the aircraft encountered adverse winds and struck the ground in a three point attitude breaking off the nose gear. The aircraft then nosed over inverted striking a barbed wire fence. This particular airstrip does not allow for a go-around due to steep high rising terrain. All landings must be made to the west and all takeoffs to the east.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6251G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071751
- Airframe hours
- 4,425
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David G. Carlo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1987
- Departed
- 59S · Vancouver, WA
- Destination
- OR05 · Yamhill, OR
- Airport
- OR05 · Flying M Ranch, runway 28, 2,130 × 45 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 382 total · 382 in this make and model · 334 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6251G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.