# Accident 19931003039059A: Cessna STC150, Detroit-Grosse, MI, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Detroit-Grosse, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1307° N, 83.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1307&lon=-83.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5522G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5522G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003039059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON BANNER PICKUP ROPE CAUGHT RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. FLEW TRIP. UNABLE DROP BANNER. STALLED 6FT AGL LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA016), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 150J (N5522G), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE DURING THE BANNER PICKUP, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOW ROPE SNAGGING THE LANDING GEAR, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE LANDING WITH THE BANNER…

## Other reports on N5522G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880227016651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227016651A), Feb 27, 1988: Cessna 150J (N5522G), Henderson, TX, Substantial damage. Struck N5554 from above while turning base. Lower aircrafts top wing collapsed and biplane spiraled impacted burned

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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