Cessna 150 N5999T

Summary

On 22 May 2018 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N5999T, operated by Bemidji Flying Club Inc., was involved in an accident near Bemidgi, Minnesota, 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

22 May 2018 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Bemidgi, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Bemidji Rgnl (BJI)

Coordinates

47.5108, -94.9347

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N5999T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Bemidji Flying Club Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bemidgi → Bemidgi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA18CA293

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a side load and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear extension casting.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a right crosswind gust, and the right wing lifted. He added that "the airplane sidestepped to the left and the left main landing gear wheel assembly separated, and the left-wing tip struck the ground." The left main landing gear strut contacted the runway surface, and the airplane skidded to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left main landing gear attachment points. The METAR at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 180° at 6 knots. The student landed the airplane on runway 13. The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Photographs taken by the pilot during a postaccident examination revealed that an extension casting, which was part of the tailwheel conversion kit, failed where the two lower landing gear strut attachment bolts connect to the extension casting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.