# Accident 20030518023269A: Cessna 150M, Freeport, IL, May 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2461° N, 89.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2461&lon=-89.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2842V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2842V-2019-01-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030518023269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE ON APPROACH TO RWY 13 AT FREEPORT, IL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS APPROACH UNTIL HE STRUCK THE FENCE. HE REPORTED NO UNUSUAL WIND CONDITIONS, SURFACE CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, OR ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT CONDITION.

## 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 CHI03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA129), May 18, 2003: Cessna 150M (N2842V), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N2842V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910815034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034409A), Aug 15, 1991: Cessna 150M (N2842V), Old Monroe, MO, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle during practice maneuvers. Nose gear collapsed on forced landing. Throttle cable housing failed

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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