What happened
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(-23) The pilot received his private pilot certificate on July 9, 2002. The accident occurred 3 weeks later on July 31, 2002. The pilot was flying a Cessna 150F he owned. He was returning from ksus to his home base at 2IL7. Pilot made a low pass of runway 9 to assess the conditions, then made a normal traffic pattern. The pilot continued to a landing on runway 9 with a light cross-wind from the north (the airplane's left). The pilot touched down in what he perceived was the center of the runway. Although the runway had lights on both sides that were functioning, the pilot focused his attention to the left side of the airplane because that was where his landing light seemed to better illuminate. The pilot allowed the airplane to drift to the right and the right wing tip began to strike full grown corn stalks that were growing in a field that bordered the runway. The pilot attempted to turn left, but the drag on the right wing was more than he could overcome. The airplane traveled in a relatively straight line for approximately 150 feet and then ground looped to the right into the corn field. The ground loop resulted in the left gear collapsing and several buckled areas in the airplane's fuselage. No injuries resulted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON JULY 9, 2002. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS LATER ON JULY 31, 2002. THE PILOT WAS FLYING A CESSNA 150F HE OWNED. HE WAS RETURNING FROM KSUS TO HIS HOME BASE AT 2IL7. PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OF RUNWAY 9 TO ASSESS THE CONDITIONS, THEN MADE A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 WITH A LIGHT CROSS-WIND FROM THE NORTH (THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT). THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN WHAT HE PERCEIVED WAS THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. ALTHOUGH THE RUNWAY HAD LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES THAT WERE FUNCTIONING, THE PILOT FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE HIS LANDING LIGHT SEEMED TO BETTER ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP BEGAN TO STRIKE FULL GROWN CORN STALKS THAT WERE GROWING IN A FIELD THAT BORDERED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT, BUT THE DRAG ON THE RIGHT WING WAS MORE THAN HE COULD OVERCOME. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED IN A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT LINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AND THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE CORN FIELD. THE GROUND LOOP RESULTED IN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSING AND SEVERAL BUCKLED AREAS IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE. NO INJURIES RESULTED.
NTSB investigation
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