Cessna 150D N4545U
21 July 2014 · Greenfield, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2014 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4545U, operated by Indy Jet Center, was involved in an accident near Greenfield, Indiana, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenfield, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ)
- Coordinates
- 39.8436, -85.8969
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N4545U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Indy Jet Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenfield → Greenfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA381
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot failed to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot, who was on his second solo flight, reported that he maintained 68 mph and was on centerline of runway 25 with a slight left crosswind correction as he flared the airplane for landing. After touchdown, the airplane started drifting to the left. He reported that he attempted to correct the drift by applying rudder; however, he applied both the brakes and rudder causing the airplane to veer off the left side of the runway. The propeller impacted the ground, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The student pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident. The recorded wind at the airport was 170 degrees at 4 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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