# Accident 20020731019499A: Cessna 150F, Belleville, IL, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 22:15 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5161° N, 90.0278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5161&lon=-90.0278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8137S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8137S-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731019499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA241), Aug 1, 2002: Cessna 150 (N8137S), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing.

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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