# NTSB SEA89LA014: Cessna 150G, N3691J, Post Falls, ID, October 23, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 23, 1988, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Post Falls, ID
- Coordinates: 47.780952, -117.019393 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7810&lon=-117.0194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA89LA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40953/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA014

## 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

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 - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## 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
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881023053209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023053209A), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna 150G, Post Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Low on final, engine failed to respond. Raised nose to clear obstacles. Mushed to rwy, bounced. Collapsed nose gear

## 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 SEA82DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA060), Apr 28, 1982: Cessna 150G (N3691J), Camas, WA, 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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