# Incident 19970311003099I: Cessna 150M, Milwaukee, WI, March 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1997, 19:35 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9143U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9143U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970311003099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N9143U LANDED RWY 07L-MKE @ 1930 LCL TIME. A.T. CLEARED 43U TO TAXI TO WEST RAMP. 43U DEPARTED RWY 07L PRIOR TO TAXIWAY "E" STRUCK MANHOLE COVER WITH PROP. THIS OCCURRED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RWY 07L. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN AN INTERVIEW IT APPEARED TO BE THE PROPER PATH TO TAXI THE A/C CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE LIGHTING AT THAT AREA PROVIDES FOR NO TRANSITIONAL LIGHTING FROM RWY TO TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N9143U (1)

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

- [Accident 19941108037909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941108037909A), Nov 8, 1994: Cessna 150M (N9143U), Tomahawk, WI, Substantial damage. While landing two deer ran into path of plane. Pulled up to avoid, but main gear hit deer. Deer hit stabilizer.

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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