Cessna 150H N6963S

Summary

On 9 June 2012 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6963S, operated by Reid DON W, was involved in an accident near Alabaster, Alabama, 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

9 June 2012 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alabaster, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Shelby County (EET)

Coordinates

33.1778, -86.7831

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N6963S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Reid DON W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warrior → Alabaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA390

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane was about to touch down on runway 16, when a gust of wind pushed the airplane toward trees along the right side of the runway. The pilot added power and tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid the trees. Two witnesses observed the airplane in a nose-high attitude over the runway as it drifted right into trees. One of the witnesses said that about 30 minutes before the accident the wind was from 110 degrees at 9 knots and was increasing in velocity. The recorded wind at the airport, about 30 minutes after the accident, was from 140 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 24 knots. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation; substantial damage was observed on the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.