# NTSB SEA96LA086: Cessna 150F, N8093F, Plains, MT, April 13, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 13, 1996, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Plains, MT - Coordinates: 47.570377, -114.72937 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5704&lon=-114.7294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42359 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA96LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42359/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA086 ## Probable cause the pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he checked the wind direction by flying over the airport and he determined that runway 30 was favored. Upon landing, the tail rose and the aircraft nosed over when, according to the pilot, brakes were applied as the aircraft slowed to approximately 10 miles per hour. The pilot reported that when he exited the aircraft, after the accident, he 'noticed that the wind direction had changed and [the wind had] picked up speed.' ## Factual narrative On April 13, 1996, at 1030 mountain daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 150F, N8093F, registered to and operated by the pilot, nosed over during the landing roll on runway 30 at the Plains Airport, Plains, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight which had originated at Plains about one hour before the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The pilot stated that he checked the wind by flying over the airport and he determined that runway 30 was favored for landing. Upon landing, the tail rose and the aircraft nosed over when, according to the pilot, brakes were applied as the aircraft slowed to approximately 10 miles per hour. The pilot reported that when he exited the aircraft, after the accident, he "noticed that the wind direction had changed and [the wind had] picked up speed." The National Transportation Safety Board was notified on May 1, 1996, that the airplane had been substantially damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8093F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8093F), registered now, S/N 15064193, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15064193 - Airframe hours: 1165 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Daniel R. Lilja - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1996, 11 hours before - Departed: S34 - Airport: S34, Plains, runway 30, 3,060 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 124 total, 18 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 2 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Temperature: 55 °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 19960413010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413010649A), Apr 13, 1996: Cessna STC150, Plains, MT, Substantial damage. On landing tail rose when brakes applied. Nosed over. Reported sudden tailwind. Not verified. ## Other investigations on N8093F (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 SEA97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA101), May 7, 1997: Cessna 150F (N8093F), Plains, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were gusts and crosswinds. - [NTSB MKC67D0531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0531), Apr 2, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8093F), Sioux City, IA, 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. 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