Cessna C-150H N6555S
8 April 2007 · Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2007 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna C-150H registered N6555S, operated by Tony R. Willis, was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willis Airport (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 35.9922, -89.4039
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-150H
- Registration
- N6555S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tony R. Willis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dyersburg → Dyersburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL07CA071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student's pilot's misjudged distance/altitude that led to an undershoot and a failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane collided with a ditch short of the runway threshhold. According to the student pilot, he was practicing "on point or spot landings". He stated that he "landed too close to the south end of the strip and got the left landing gear caught in a ditch about 8 inches from the top, causing the gear to bend backwards and causing the aircraft to veer to the left. He regained control of the aircraft and stopped." He further stated that he "should have picked a spot further down the runway to practice spot landings." Damage to the airplane consisted of both landing gear and damage to surrounding airframe structure. There were no pre-impact mechanical problems reported by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna C-150H accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1983 | Cessna C-150H | Fort Valley, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2007 | Kolb MK II | Sweetwater, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Robinson R44 II | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Fly-N-Dollar Helicopter Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2007 | Cessna 172 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Merlin G. Grigsby | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2007 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Springfield, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2007 | Bell 407 | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Beechcraft A36 | Gallatin, Tennessee, United States | Alvin D. Hale | Serious injuries | - |