Cessna 150 N959B

Summary

On 1 June 2004 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N959B was involved in an accident near Midland, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 June 2004 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Midland, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.6631, -84.2614

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N959B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Midland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04CA132

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around. The student reported he maintained an airspeed of 70 miles per hour with 20 degrees of flaps until he began the landing flare. He stated the airplane ballooned and drifted "slightly right" during the flare. He applied left aileron in an attempt to realign the airplane, but it veered to the left. He stated he then added full power at which time the airplane banked to the left. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane cart wheeled, slid across a taxiway, and came to rest alongside a ditch. The student pilot stated he made 5 takeoffs and landing with his flight instructor on the morning of the accident. The accident occurred on the first solo landing of the day. The accident occurred on the student's second supervised solo flight. He reported having .5 hours of pilot in command flight time prior to this flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.