# NTSB WPR12CA438: Cessna 150, N5892E, St Johns, AZ, September 25, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 25, 2012, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: St Johns, AZ - Coordinates: 34.866943, -109.51667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8669&lon=-109.5167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 19, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 85152 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA438 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85152/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85152 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA438 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing at a private dirt airstrip in gusting crosswind conditions. He reported that when he flared to land, the wind reversed; the airplane subsequently swerved and collided with a dirt berm. The collision resulted in substantial damage to both wings and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Factual narrative The pilot was landing at a private dirt airstrip in gusting crosswind conditions. He reported that when he flared to land, the winds reversed; the airplane subsequently swerved and collided with a dirt berm. The collision resulted in substantial damage to both wings and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5892E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5892E-2018-02-02), registration cancelled 2018-02-02, S/N 17392, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17392 - Airframe hours: 4220 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200 SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ronald Yearman - Registered owner: Ronald Yearman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: St Johns, AZ - Destination: St Johns, AZ - Airport: PVT, Private, runway 34, 1,800 × 26 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 2,034 total, 20 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °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 20120925021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925021629A), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 150, Saint John, AZ, Substantial damage. On 09/26/2012 a report was received by regional operations center that on 09/25/2012 at approximately 1100 am a pilot stated that he was attempting to land on… ## Other investigations on N5892E (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 SEA68D0247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0247), Jan 27, 1968: Cessna 150 (N5892E), Yakima, WA, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85152. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380143&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.