- Date
- March 1, 1990, 16:14 local (Mar 2, 1990, 00:14 UTC)
- Place
- Valmy, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60301Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900301005849A
- Case key
- 41172
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Probable cause
The pilots poor inflight planning and decision to land on an abandoned highway in strong gusty crosswind conditions, his improper remedial action of turning downwind at a low altitude after aborting the landing and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors in the accident were the high winds and unfavorable wind conditions.
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.
Analysis
The pilot attempted to land on a abandoned road in strong crosswind conditions. He encountered a wind gust after touchdown, applied full throttle for a go-around and turned downwind. The aircraft stalled approx 100 ft AGL, descended and impacted the ground in a 45 degree nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60301
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070210
- Airframe hours
- 6,339
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur H. Mc Ewen
- Registered owner
- Curtis D. Mc Douglas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 26, 1989 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- O04 · Carson City, NV
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 10 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- B23, 16 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.