CESSNA 150F near Abilene, KS — 2009-08-29
- Date
- 2009-08-29
- Location
- Abilene, KS, USA
- Airport
- K78
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 150F
- Registration
- N8312G
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate crosswind landing technique, resulting in an excessive side load on the left landing gear that led to an overload failure of its axle.
NTSB narrative
The student pilot said that while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 35 with a north-northeast wind of 8 mph, he failed to lower the right wing into the wind. The wind raised the right wing while he was using left rudder. The airplane swerved to the east and the left wheel broke off. The airplane then nosed down, buckling the firewall. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who examined the airplane reported the left axle bore a fracture surface consistent with an overload failure.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 8 docket documents
Docket documents8
- NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Reportform
- Photo 1. N8312G in the hangar.photos
- Photo 2. Left main landing gear.photos
- Photo 3. Close-up view of left main landing gear.photos
- Photo 4. Closer view of left main landing gear.photos
- Photo 5. Fracture surfaces.photos
- Photo 6. Cockpit interior floor damage.photos
- Weather Reports and Recordsreport
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