Cessna 150L N5460Q

Summary

On 21 September 2023 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N5460Q was involved in an accident near Montrose, Colorado, 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

21 September 2023 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Montrose, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Montrose Rgnl (MTJ)

Coordinates

38.5015, -107.8948

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N5460Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA416

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting quartering headwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the third stop-and-go landing, the airplane touched down and veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder; however, the pilot encountered an unexpected wind gust, and the airplane weather vaned to the right. The airplane ground looped to the right, partially collapsing the left main landing gear, and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 17 with wind from 200° at 12 knots and gusting to 21 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.