Cessna 150L N19271
31 May 1998 · Pearland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19271, operated by David L. Kelsey, was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover Field Airport (T02)
- Coordinates
- 29.5496, -95.2698
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N19271
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David L. Kelsey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of the wrong runway/landing area. A factor was the lack of visual runway cues available to the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 400 hour private pilot mistook the freshly mowed area to the east of the runway 14L for the approved landing area known as 'sod runway 14L.' During the touchdown, the airplane impacted a shallow depression running perpendicular to his path and the airplane bounced up in the air. On the second touchdown, the airplane impacted a drainage ditch which collapsed the nose landing gear. According to the FAA inspector that traveled to the accident site, the confines of the 2,800 foot sod runway were difficult to define due to the lack of usage. He added that the grass was all the same tone of green as most of the surrounding area. Additionally, the worn out areas normally found in the vicinity of the touchdown zone, as well as along the runway centerline, were missing. Those visual cues normally help the pilots define the confines of the runway. The pilot's familiarity with sod runway 14L and the airport could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 150H | Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1998 | Cessna 150M | Pocahontas, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Cessna 150 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Cessna 150G | Perry, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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