Cessna 150M N9349U

Summary

On 15 June 1999 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9349U, operated by Alpha Aviation, was involved in an accident near Bellingham, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

15 June 1999 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bellingham Intl. (BLI)

Coordinates

48.7900, -122.4100

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N9349U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alpha Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA086

Nobody was injured.

Compensation for wind conditions was inadequate. Gusting wind conditions was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight instructor reported that while on final approach and approximately 30 feet above the runway, with the student pilot at the controls, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right side of the runway edge. The flight instructor took over control of the airplane and initiated a go-around, when another gust of wind hit the airplane. The right wing tipped up and the left wing contacted the ground. The right wing then dipped down and also contacted the ground. The airplane then nosed down and came to rest next to the runway. The flight instructor reported that later he remembered that while on final approach, the wind sock on the south end of the runway was indicating the wind from 170 degrees to 190 degrees, with a wind velocity of 18 knots, gusting to 25 knots. The wind sock on the approach end however, was limp.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.