# Accident 20030112000639A: Cessna 150M, Charleston, MO, January 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, MO
- Airport: Mississippi County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8419° N, 89.3594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8419&lon=-89.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66507, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030112000639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS SHOOTING A VISUAL APPROACH INTO MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AIRPORT WHEN HE CLAIMS HE LOST ELEVATOR AND AILERON CONTROL. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD PITCH OSCILLATIONS. DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE HIT NOSE WHEEL FIRST ON THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED.

## 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 CHI03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA054), Jan 12, 2003: Cessna 150M (N66507), Charleston, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate flare by the pilot. Factors were the loose trim tab cable for undetermined reasons.

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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