# NTSB SEA99LA175: Cessna 150M, N3834V, Buhl, ID, May 20, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1999, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Coordinates: 42.60086, -114.840354 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6009&lon=-114.8404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA99LA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47706/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA175

## Probable cause

An inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.  Gusting wind conditions were a factor.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the flare for the touch-and-go landing, the airplane was suddenly pushed to the left. The aircraft then landed hard and bounced.  The pilot pulled back on the control yoke and the aircraft touched down hard on the nose gear which subsequently collapsed.  The pilot was landing on runway 27.  The wind was from the southwest at five knots, gusting to 20 knots.

## Factual narrative

On May 20, 1999, at 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3834V, registered to and operated by Indian Airways Flying Club as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Buhl Municipal airport, Buhl, Idaho.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.  The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.  The flight originated in Buhl at 0745.

In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings.  The first landing was uneventful.  During the flare for the second landing, the airplane was suddenly pushed to the left.  The pilot reported that the airplane then touched down hard on the main landing gear and bounced.  The pilot pulled back on the control yoke and the airplane touched down again on the nose gear which subsequently collapsed.

The pilot reported that the wind was from about 220 degrees at five knots, with gusts to 20 knots.  The landing was made on runway 27.

At the time of the accident, neither the pilot nor the flying club reported the accident.  During a ramp check at the airport by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Boise, Idaho, Flight Standards District Office, the damaged aircraft was noticed.  The accident was reported to the NTSB, by the FAA, on November 4, 1999.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3834V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3834V-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 15076634, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076634
- Airframe hours: 4469
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Indian Airways Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, March 23, 1999
- Departed: U03
- Airport: U03, Buhl Municipal, runway 27, 3,900 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 155 in this make and model, 359 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 5 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- 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 19990520044669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520044669A), May 20, 1999: Cessna 150M, Buhl, ID, No damage. (-23) On may 20, 1999, approx. 1000 MDT, a Cessna 150 veered off the runway at the bulh, ID. Airport. The pilot[privacy data omitted]was the sole occupant of…

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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