Cessna 150A N7225X

Summary

On 2 April 2011 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 150A registered N7225X, operated by Cessna N7225X LLC, was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, 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

2 April 2011 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Seamans Field (9N3)

Coordinates

41.5869, -75.7536

Aircraft

Cessna 150A

Registration

N7225X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cessna N7225X LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scranton → Factoryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA227

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate flare during the gusty crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he approached runway 4 once and performed a go-around due to the wind conditions. The second approach to the runway was higher than usual; therefore, the pilot increased the rate of descent in order to land in the crosswind and gusting wind conditions. The airplane impacted the runway and bounced, veered off the side of the runway, and came to rest in the reverse direction of travel. The accident sequence resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The wind reported at an airport 15 miles south of the accident location, about the time of the accident, was from 330 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.