# Accident 20070422009059A: Cessna 150F, Paw Paw, MI, April 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Paw Paw, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2578° N, 85.8528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2578&lon=-85.8528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8893S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893S-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070422009059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNLICENSED PILOT WAS FLYING ON AN EXPIRED STUDENT CERTIFICATE. THE 1900FT NORTH/SOUTH FIELD THAT HE WAS FLYING FROM HAS TREES AND POWERLINES ON BOTH ENDS. THE WINDS WERE 200 @ 15KTS GUST 25KTS. THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD HAVE BEEN 7KTS GUST 13KTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FULL FLAP APPROACH @ 65MPH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN INTO THE TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 30FT AGL TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND MORE TREES ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA111), Apr 22, 2007: Cessna 150F (N8893S), Paw Paw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while on final approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the gusting wind conditions and the trees.

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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