# Accident 19991013037059A: Cessna 150F, East Troy, WI, October 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1999, 08:20 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7795° N, 88.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7795&lon=-88.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7941F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7941F) (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
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013037059A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA008), Oct 13, 1999: Cessna 150F (N7941F), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control and not obtaining a proper climb rate. Factors were the gusts, and the ground loop that was encountered. A finding was the pilot atempted a go-around.

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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