- Date
- October 4, 1994, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Florence, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3164XCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941004040299A
- Case key
- 42074
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing, and his failure to compensate for wind conditions and maintain directional control during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident were gusty crosswinds.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing, the airplane bounced twice, drifted off the side of the runway, and nosed over. No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were reported. Gusty crosswinds prevailed at the time of the accident.
Factual narrative
On October 4, 1994, about 1030 hours Pacific daylight time, N3164X, a Cessna 150, operated by the owner/pilot, nosed over during landing in Florence, Oregon, and was substantially damaged. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight departed Bandon, Oregon, and was conducted under 14 CFR 91.
According to an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector from Hillsboro, Oregon, the airplane was found upside down off the west side of runway 33 at the Florence Municipal airport. An examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear was bent aft, the vertical stabilizer was crushed, and the left wing was deformed. No mechanical malfunctions were found.
According to the pilot, the wind sock was "... indicating a [northeast] wind [at] 10 to 15 MPH," as he was on final approach. The airplane then encountered a "short time disturbance" in the wind just prior to flaring for landing. The airplane then "... dropped... took two high bounces, angled off runway, did a slow flip..." The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3164X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064564
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nacheff, Steve P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1994 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- S05 · Bandon, OR
- Airport
- 6S2 · Florence Municipal, runway 33, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 210 in this make and model · 190 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 14 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N3164X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.