- Date
- October 23, 1988, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Post Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3691JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881023053209A
- Case key
- 40953
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that due to the airstrip conds, he was making a low, flat apch. He was using carb heat. When power application became necessary, just before landing, the eng did not respond immediately. The plt maintained a nose high attitude to avoid obstacles near the apch end of the rwy. Subsequently, the acft mushed onto the rwy from about 10 ft AGL, collapsing the nose gear. The plt rprtd the wind was from 270 deg at 10 gusting 12 KTS. He believed the acft may have enctrd a downdraft, although this was not verified.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3691J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064991
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Van S. Benham
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- ID09 · Otterson, runway 24, 1,500 × 60 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 59 total · 53 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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 N3691J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.