# NTSB SEA95LA002: Cessna 150, N3164X, Florence, OR, October 4, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 4, 1994, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Florence, OR - Coordinates: 44.120334, -123.999237 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1203&lon=-123.9992&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 29, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42074 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42074/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA002 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3164X), registered now, S/N 15064564, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - 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: 15064564 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19941004040299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941004040299A), Oct 4, 1994: Cessna 150G, Florence, OR, Substantial damage. Bounced landing in strong gusty crosswind. Veered off runway. Nosed over. Exceed crosswind component. ## Other investigations on N3164X (1) 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 SEA71DYG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYG57), May 25, 1971: Cessna 150 (N3164X), Bridgeport, WA, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.