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FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Wooster, OH · November 9, 2003

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Date
November 9, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
Wooster, OH
Airport
Wayne County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66748
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA030
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N66748Registered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15076249 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot danelle pope flying a Cessna 150 (N66748) lost site of aircraft (N6091G) which was ahead of her in the traffic pattern at Wayne County Airport, bjj, Wooster, Ohio. Student pilot pipe then observed an aircraft on final and touching down and believed that to be the aircraft that was in front of her in the pattern. This aircraft was actually another aircraft that was on a VOR approach. The original aircraft (N6091G) that was in the pattern ahead of her had extended downwind for separation. When student pilot pope turned final she was not in a position to see the original aircraft (N6091G) which was just below and in front of her (shadowing). The first aircraft N6091G touched down preparing for a touch and go and was almost immediately struck from behind by miss pope in N66748. The right half of the elevator and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged along with the aft portion of the tail skin and underlying structur on N6091G. N66748 had propeller strike to the other aircraft as well as engine stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DANELLE POPE FLYING A CESSNA 150 (N66748) LOST SITE OF AIRCRAFT (N6091G) WHICH WAS AHEAD OF HER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, BJJ, WOOSTER, OHIO. STUDENT PILOT PIPE THEN OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT ON FINAL AND TOUCHING DOWN AND BELIEVED THAT TO BE THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER IN THE PATTERN. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS ON A VOR APPROACH. THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT (N6091G) THAT WAS IN THE PATTERN AHEAD OF HER HAD EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR SEPARATION. WHEN STUDENT PILOT POPE TURNED FINAL SHE WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO SEE THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT (N6091G) WHICH WAS JUST BELOW AND IN FRONT OF HER (SHADOWING). THE FIRST AIRCRAFT N6091G TOUCHED DOWN PREPARING FOR A TOUCH AND GO AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY MISS POPE IN N66748. THE RIGHT HALF OF THE ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE AFT PORTION OF THE TAIL SKIN AND UNDERLYING STRUCTUR ON N6091G. N66748 HAD PROPELLER STRIKE TO THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS ENGINE STOPPAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC04LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWooster, OHThe inadequate visual lookout of the student pilot of the Cessna 150M, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a Cessna 150K that was taking off.Nov 9, 2003 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6091GCessna 150KAccident 20031109033811A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N66748 · 1

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

Accident 20210811014249ATakeoff: Climb Out · Wadsworth, OHAircraft departed southbound from 15G on runway 21. Immediately after takeoff pilot noticed aircraft was not climbing normally and stall warning horn sounded. Pilot immediately configured aircraft to land in soy bean field directly below. To reduce altitude…Aug 11, 2021 · Substantial damage