Cessna 150J N51115
26 December 2022 · South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 2022 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N51115, operated by Condor Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near South St. Paul, Minnesota, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fleming Field (SGS)
- Coordinates
- 44.8572, -93.0331
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J
- Registration
- N51115
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Condor Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll with a snow and ice covered runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that he took off from Runway 34 and intended to practice take-offs and landings. After landing the airplane without incident, he raised the flaps and added full power to take off again; however, the airplane veered to the left during the take-off roll. The student pilot added right rudder to keep the airplane on centerline but was unsuccessful. Once airborne, the left wing struck a snowbank on the side of the runway, which caused the airplane to pivot left. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest inverted, nose first in the snowbank. The outboard side of the right wing sustained substantial damage to the skin, ribs, and spars. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, Runway 34 was covered in ice and snow.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2022 | Cessna 150 | Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | Fatal | 1 |
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