Cessna 150F N3505L

Summary

On 13 May 2024 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N3505L, operated by Pilot Training Northwest LLC, was involved in an accident near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2024 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boundary County (65S)

Coordinates

48.7260, -116.2952

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N3505L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Pilot Training Northwest LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sand Point → Bonners Ferry

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA149

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and landed hard. Subsequently, the right wing impacted the ground, and the airplane exited the right side runway before it came rest upright on the adjacent grass. The student 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 student pilot was landing on runway 20 with wind from 180° at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.