# Accident 19981105031809A: Cessna 150M, Warrensburg, MO, November 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7506° N, 93.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7506&lon=-93.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704LV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704LV) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105031809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 1998, MR. MATTHEW R. HUGEL OPERATED CESSNA 150, N704LV, AS PILOT IN COMMAND ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AT MAX B. SWISHER-SKYHAVEN AIRPORT, WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI. AT APPROXIMATELY 0950 CST, AS MR. HUGEL APPROACHED RUNWAY 36 FOR HIS FIRST LANDING, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  CESSNA N704LV DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.                                                (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT FLARE ENOUGH DURING THE LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS PRIOR TO CONTACTING A BANK IN THE TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI99LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA025), Nov 5, 1998: Cessna 150M (N704LV), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate flare and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were, the student's lack of total experience and the dirt…

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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