20020606011449A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150C · Minneapolis, MN · June 6, 2002

Date
June 6, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Anoka County-Blaine Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7821Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA153
Reported as
Cessna 150C

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What happened

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(-23) N7821Z, a Cessna 150 was VFR during landing pilot experienced cross wind and had difficulty controlling aircraft. Witness said aircraft appeared to flare out at approximately 10 feet above the ground. Aircraft nosed into runway 18, and burned. Two people on board escaped with no injuries. Aircraft totally destroyed. All pilot log books, pilot medical and certificate were totally destroyed. (.19) on June 6, 2002, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 150C, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it nosed over during landing roll and subsequent fire on runway 18 (4,855 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) at the Anoka country - Blaine airport (ane), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from the litchfield municipal airport (ljf), litchfield, Minnesota, at 1315, and was en route to ane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7821Z, A CESSNA 150 WAS VFR DURING LANDING PILOT EXPERIENCED CROSS WIND AND HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT. WITNESS SAID AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO FLARE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO RUNWAY 18, AND BURNED. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED. ALL PILOT LOG BOOKS, PILOT MEDICAL AND CERTIFICATE WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. (.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150C, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE ON RUNWAY 18 (4,855 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE ANOKA COUNTRY - BLAINE AIRPORT (ANE), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LITCHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LJF), LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA, AT 1315, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.