Cessna 150 N8994U

Summary

On 8 March 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8994U 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.

Date

8 March 2003 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cloverfield (LVJ)

Coordinates

29.5214, -95.2422

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N8994U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friendswood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA119

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention to the banner staging area, and the ditch.

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

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The pilot reported that the runway, adjacent taxiway, and surrounding field had recently been mowed. A banner tow recovery team staging area was adjacent to the approach end of the runway, and the pilot was distracted by the banner towing activity, plus the field and runway having recently been mowed, and he landed the airplane at the left edge of the runway. The nose wheel struck a ditch near the intersection of the crossing runway, and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the subsequent landing roll, the nose landing gear and mount assembly folded aft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.