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FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Canton, MI · April 18, 1998

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Date
April 18, 1998 · 18:30 local
Place
Canton, MI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50566
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA131
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,039 total132 in the last 90 days
N50566Registration cancelled Feb 12, 2000 · Cessna 150JS/N 15069400Airframe modelCessna 150J

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 18, 1998, at 1830 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150J, N50556, registered to a corporation, sustained substantial damage during an off airport landing and post accident fire. The accident occurred about one mile from the airport. Witnesses stated that there was a power interruption prior to impact in a residential area. The instructor and student received serious injuries. The instructional 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed willow run airport, at ypsilanti, Michigan, exact time unknown, and was conducting touch and go landings at the nearby Canton-mette when the accident occurred. (.4)the aircraft was on an instructional flight and had just taken off from a stop-and-go landing. The instructor pilot reported that during climb there was a power interruption prior to impact, and he initiated a forced landing in a residential area, and that at no time did he feel that the engine power had returned. Subsequent to the accident, an examination of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies other than those associated with the impact and post accident fire. He initiated a forced landing in a residential area. Ground scars related with the initial impact were noted on a residential street. The aircraft then proceeded through a boulevard colliding with a mailbox and leaving horizontal slashes in the concrete sidewalk consistent with propeller strikes. The aircraft then came to rest in a driveway with the main landing gear bent aft. The propeller showed evidence of rotation with chordwise scratching and nicks. One blade of the propeller was broken off and was located about one city block away from the wreckage. The blade had a curled tip and also evidence of chordwise scratching. (-23) N50566 crashed under unknown circumstances in a residential sub-division in Canton, MI. The pilot put the plane down on a street avoiding the homes in the area. The pilot and instructor were seriously injured and airlifted to a local hospital. No injuries on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 18, 1998, AT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150J, N50556, REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION PRIOR TO IMPACT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, AT YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN, AND WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE NEARBY CANTON-METTE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A STOP-AND-GO LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THERE WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION PRIOR TO IMPACT, AND HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND THAT AT NO TIME DID HE FEEL THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAD RETURNED. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OTHER THAN THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPACT AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. GROUND SCARS RELATED WITH THE INITIAL IMPACT WERE NOTED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH A BOULEVARD COLLIDING WITH A MAILBOX AND LEAVING HORIZONTAL SLASHES IN THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSISTENT WITH PROPELLER STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST IN A DRIVEWAY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT AFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ROTATION WITH CHORDWISE SCRATCHING AND NICKS. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT ONE CITY BLOCK AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE BLADE HAD A CURLED TIP AND ALSO EVIDENCE OF CHORDWISE SCRATCHING. (-23) N50566 CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A RESIDENTIAL SUB-DIVISION IN CANTON, MI. THE PILOT PUT THE PLANE DOWN ON A STREET AVOIDING THE HOMES IN THE AREA. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 CHI98LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanton, MIThe undetermined loss of power reported by the pilot. Contributing factors were the residential nature of the landing area and unsuitable landing terrain.Apr 18, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50566 · 2

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

Incident 19950810034009INormal Cruise · Ann Arbor, MILost power. Landed in open field. Fuel tanks were empty.Aug 10, 1995 · Reported as Cessna 150MAccident 19730720022779ALevel Off Touchdown · Rogue River, ORJul 20, 1973 · Substantial damage