# Accident 19970201001059A: Cessna 150G, Dowagiac, MI, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 16:35 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9793° N, 86.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9793&lon=-86.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4655X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4655X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 42 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001059A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND AFTER PORPOISING LANDING WITH CARB HEAT ON. LOST CONTROL VEERED INTO SNOWBANK OFF EDGE RUNWAY. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SKIP ON THE RUNWAY DURING EXTENDED TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS WITH THE CARBURETOR HEAT SELECTED IN THE "ON" POSITION.  THE PILOT ADDED FULL THROTTLE (WITH CARB HEAT ON) IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXECUTE A SOFT-FIELD TAKE-OFF WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TOWARD THE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE SNOWBANK ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED (UPSIDE DOWN) OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA064), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna 150G (N4655X), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the snowbank.

## Other reports on N4655X (2)

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

- [Accident 20100404031319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100404031319A), Apr 4, 2010: Cessna 150G (N4655X), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. On April 04, 2010, aircraft N4655X, serial number 15064705, nose landing gear collapsed shortly after landing on runway 04. Inspection of the aircraft…
- [Incident 19950506012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950506012589I), May 6, 1995: Cessna 150G (N4655X), Dowagiac, MI, Minor damage. Pulled power on short field takeoff to simulate engine out. Airspeed and direction control lost. Severed nosegear.

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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