ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295536
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 2003 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Richard Tremaine |
| Registration: | N22897 |
| MSN: | 15068598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1883 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dyer, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV (RNO/KRNO) |
| Dyer, NV (2Q9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing rollout a wind gust was encountered, which resulted in the pilot losing control of the airplane and it swerving off the runway. The airplane came to rest in sand, in a nose down attitude. According to the pilot, as he approached his home base airport the turbulence intensity was "approaching severe," and the wind was variable in direction and gusty. Upon landing and decelerating to between 40 and 45 miles per hour, a very strong gust of wind was experienced that was from about 90 degrees left of his course. The pilot indicated that he lost control of his airplane when it was "weather-vaned" off the runway and into the soft sand.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA234
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 09:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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