Cessna 150 N66262

Summary

On 7 April 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N66262 was involved in an accident near Waterproof, Louisiana, 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

7 April 2010 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterproof, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Myrtle Grove Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

31.8092, -91.3692

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N66262

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Waterproof

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to initiate a go-around when encountering the strong gusting winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing on a 1,300-foot-long dirt landing strip at his rural residence. He estimated the quartering right headwind as 17 miles per hour with gusts to 23 miles per hour during his approach to land. The pilot encountered an “extreme gust of wind” as the airplane touched down. The airplane drifted off of the left side of the runway and into freshly plowed ground. The nosegear impacted a furrow and the airplane nosed over on its back. There was substantial damage to both wings, the vertical fin and rudder, engine mounts, nosegear, and firewall. Both occupants exited the airplane unassisted and were not injured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.