19990206001099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Hillman, MI · February 6, 1999

Date: February 6, 1999 · 13:00 local
Place: Hillman, MI
Airport: Hillman Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3332J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA088
Reported as: Cessna 150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Acft went into some snow on the left side of the rwy after landing. Spun to the left and came to rest on its nose. (.19) on February 6, 1999, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 150G, N3332J, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with a snowbank at Hillman Airport, near Hillman, Michigan. In his statement, the pilot said that during the landing, he applied ailerons, the airplane drifted across the runway, and impacted a snowbank. The airplane went over on the nose. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The local flight originated at Hillman Airport at time unknown. (-23)aircraft landed in crosswind condition causing the aircraft to drift from center line. Acft. Hit snow bank; nosed over. Damage to fuselage, prop. Eng. Cowling, rt wing. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WENT INTO SOME SNOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER LANDING. SPUN TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 6, 1999, AT 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N3332J, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH A SNOWBANK AT HILLMAN AIRPORT, NEAR HILLMAN, MICHIGAN. IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE APPLIED AILERONS, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED ACROSS THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE WENT OVER ON THE NOSE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HILLMAN AIRPORT AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CROSSWIND CONDITION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT FROM CENTER LINE. ACFT. HIT SNOW BANK; NOSED OVER. DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, PROP. ENG. COWLING, RT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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 CHI99LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHillman, MIthe pilot's misjudging crosswinds during landing roll. Factors were crosswinds and a snow and ice covered runway, and the snowbank.Feb 6, 1999 · Substantial damage