Cessna 150H N22897

Summary

On 12 July 2003 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22897 was involved in an accident near Dyer, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 July 2003 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dyer, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Dyer (2Q9)

Coordinates

37.6097, -118.0064

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22897

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Dyer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX03LA234

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing rollout a wind gust was encountered, which resulted in the pilot losing control of the airplane and it swerving off the runway. The airplane came to rest in sand, in a nose down attitude. According to the pilot, as he approached his home base airport the turbulence intensity was "approaching severe," and the wind was variable in direction and gusty. Upon landing and decelerating to between 40 and 45 miles per hour, a very strong gust of wind was experienced that was from about 90 degrees left of his course. The pilot indicated that he lost control of his airplane when it was "weather-vaned" off the runway and into the soft sand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.