# Accident 19990206001099A: Cessna 150, Hillman, MI, February 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hillman, MI
- Airport: Hillman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0609° N, 83.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0609&lon=-83.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3332J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206001099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA088), Feb 6, 1999: Cessna 150G (N3332J), Hillman, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudging crosswinds during landing roll. Factors were crosswinds and a snow and ice covered runway, 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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