Primary finding
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind weather condition and subsequent failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the crosswind and the ditch.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The student pilot reported the winds were from the west-southwest at 12 gusting to 15 knots. He reported that while he was landing on runway 19l, the right wing came up. He lost control of the airplane and it slid off the left side of the runway into wet grass. The airplane slid into a ditch and nosed over.
Source record
Factual narrative
On May 20, 1995, at 1355 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N4774X, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll in Stockton, Missouri. The solo student pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight originated in Pittsburg, Kansas, at 1325. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. In his written statement, the student pilot reported the winds were from the west-southwest at 12 gusting to 15 knots. He reported that while he was landing on runway 19L, the right wing came up. He lost control of the airplane and it slid off the left side of the runway into wet grass. The airplane slid into a ditch and nosed over sustaining damage to the right wing and minor damage to the empennage, left wing, and forward fuselage. -