# Accident 19990119000589A: Cessna 150F, Hillsdale, MI, January 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1999, 18:58 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Hillsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9191° N, 84.6294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9191&lon=-84.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8142F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8142F-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119000589A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, LEFT BRAKE LOCKED AND AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. STRUCK SNOWBANK. NOSECONE CRUMPLED UPON IMPACT. (-23) UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK.  PILOT HAD NO CONTROL OF LEFT BRAKING ACTION.  APPEARS THAT THE LEFT BRAKE/TIRE WAS FROZEN.

## 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 CHI99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA074), Jan 19, 1999: Cessna 150F (N8142F), Hillsdale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's disregarding preparation for the flight. Factors were a frozen landing gear wheel, and the snowbank.

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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