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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150A · Grant, MI · February 23, 1995

Date: February 23, 1995 · 10:12 local
Place: Grant, MI
Airport: Grant Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7127X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA092
Reported as: Cessna 150A
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N7127XRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2013 · Cessna 150AS/N 15059227 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 150A Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Attempting quartering tailwind touch and go. Struck snow bank. Flipped over. Not endorsed for solo. (-23) the student pilot was attempting takeoffs and landings with a right quartering tailwind when the aircraft struck a runway identifier cone and a snow bank on the left side of runway and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTING QUARTERING TAILWIND TOUCH AND GO. STRUCK SNOW BANK. FLIPPED OVER. NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY IDENTIFIER CONE AND A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrant, MIThe student pilot's decision to intentionally land downwind and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. The pilot's lack of experience and the tailwind were contributing factors.Feb 23, 1995 · Substantial damage