Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX89LA017

GOODYEAR, AZ, USA

Aircraft #1

N8194F

CESSNA 150F

Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT ENCTRD A GUST OF WIND & VEERED OFF THE DIRT STRIP & ONTO A RAISED BERM (EDGE OF RWY). AFTER ENCTRG THE SOFT DIRT & ROUGH TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE PLT HAD LANDED WITH 40 DEG OF FLAPS. HE ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 6 GUSTING TO 18 KTS. NO PRE-ACDNT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT WAS RPRTD.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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