# Accident 19990816045729A: Cessna 150G, Lambertville, MI, August 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lambertville, MI
- Airport: Toledo Suburban Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 41.7396° N, 83.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7396&lon=-83.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4061J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4061J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816045729A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT USED A HOMEMADE CONTROL LOCK THAT LOCKED THE TRAILING EDGE OF FLAP AND AILERON. THE DEVICE IS HELD IN PLASE BY A BUNGEE STRAP.  THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE CONTROL LOCK STILL INSTALLED.  AFTER FLYING AROUND THE PATTERN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING.  WHEN THE PILOT STARTED TO EXTEND THE FLAPS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL AND STRUCK THE GROUND AND OVERTURNED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT RECEVIED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CHI99LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA299), Aug 16, 1999: Cessna 150G (N4061J), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and the pilot's failure to remove the aileron gust lock before flight. Factors to the accident were the soft terrain adjacent to the runway and the…

## Other reports on N4061J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941013042919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013042919I), Oct 13, 1994: Cessna 150G (N4061J), Toledo, OH. Departed active runway without ATC clearance.

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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