What happened
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(.19) On July 21, 1998, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N9251U, operated by a student pilot, received substantial damage on impact with a pole during landing on runway 09 (3901' x 75', asphalt) at Litchfield Municipal Airport, near Litchfield, Illinois, following a forced landing from engine power loss. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR part 91 student solo cross country flight was operating on a VFR flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed greater peoria regional airport, near peoria, Illinois, at 1345 and was enroute to alton, Illinois. (-23) the student pilot was conducting a solo VFR cross country flight from peoria, IL to alton, IL. Approximately 25 nautical miles northwest of Litchfield, IL the aircraft engine began to run rough and lost power. The airman declared an emergeny and received radar vectors to Litchfield Municipal Airport from the st. louis, MO radar approach control facility. The airman elected to make a straight in, downwind landing to runway 09 at Litchfield. During the landing rollout, the student pilot lost directional control o f the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway to the right, approximately 1000 feet from the threshold. The aircraft's right main landing gear struck a concrete runway marker before coming to rest approximately 1500 feet from the touch down point. The aircraft suffered substantial damage while the student pilot, the sole occupant, was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 21, 1998, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N9251U, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH A POLE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 (3901' X 75', ASPHALT) AT LITCHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS, FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING FROM ENGINE POWER LOSS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AT 1345 AND WAS ENROUTE TO ALTON, ILLINOIS. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PEORIA, IL TO ALTON, IL. APPROXIMATELY 25 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD, IL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE AIRMAN DECLARED AN EMERGENY AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO LITCHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM THE ST. LOUIS, MO RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN, DOWNWIND LANDING TO RUNWAY 09 AT LITCHFIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL O F THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CONCRETE RUNWAY MARKER BEFORE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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