What happened
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(.19) On October 13, 1999, at 0820 central daylight time, a Cessna 150F, N7941F, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a go around from runway 26 (3,900 feet x 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at East Troy municipal airport, East Troy, Wisconsin. The local solo instructional flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from East Troy municipal airport at 0735. The pilot was performing crosswind takeoffs and landings at the time of the accident. In a telephone interview with the airplane operator, he said that the student pilot had completed two touch and go's. he stated that the pilot aborted the third landing. He said that the accident occurred on the pilot's fourth landing. At 0756, the general mitchell international airport, milwaukee, Wisconsin weather observation was: wind 350 degrees at 9 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition broken 2,200 feet overcast 4,900 feet; temperature 12 degrees c; dew point 7 degrees c; altimeter 29.86 inches of mercury. At 0856, the general mitchell international airpo R6T, milwaukee, Wisconsin weather observation was: wind 340 degrees at 13 knots gusts to 20 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition overcast 2,400 feet; temperature 11 degrees c; dew point 6 degrees c; altimeter 29.88 inches of mercury. (-23) while conducting a forward slip to landing in cross wind conditions, the student pilot stated that just prior to or at touchdown, a gust of wind raised the lowered right wing, causing the aircraft to veer left and commence a groundloop.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 13, 1999, AT 0820 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N7941F, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 26 (3,900 FEET X 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EAST TROY, WISCONSIN. THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 0735. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE AIRPLANE OPERATOR, HE SAID THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO'S. HE STATED THAT THE PILOT ABORTED THE THIRD LANDING. HE SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE PILOT'S FOURTH LANDING. AT 0756, THE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS: WIND 350 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION BROKEN 2,200 FEET OVERCAST 4,900 FEET; TEMPERATURE 12 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 7 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.86 INCHES OF MERCURY. AT 0856, THE GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPO R6T, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS: WIND 340 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION OVERCAST 2,400 FEET; TEMPERATURE 11 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 6 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.88 INCHES OF MERCURY. (-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A FORWARD SLIP TO LANDING IN CROSS WIND CONDITIONS, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO OR AT TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LOWERED RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND COMMENCE A GROUNDLOOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.