Cessna 150 N7177X

Summary

On 23 March 2013 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7177X, operated by Command Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Bellingham, Washington, 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

23 March 2013 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bellingham Airport (BLI)

Coordinates

48.7528, -122.4750

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N7177X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Command Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bellingham → Bellingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA165

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction conducted a wheel landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, and the airplane began to drift left of the centerline. The pilot receiving instruction applied right rudder control inputs, and the airplane veered to the right. Despite the flight instructor's control inputs to regain control, the airplane continued to the right and subsequently ground looped. The left wing and horizontal stabilizer struck the ground, which resulted in structural damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. . The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.