# Accident 20070428006979A: Cessna 150J, Amery, WI, April 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2007, 16:45 local time
- Place: Amery, WI
- Airport: Amery Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2811° N, 92.3753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2811&lon=-92.3753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50486-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 168 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428006979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE HIBBING MN AIRPORT AT 1510 HOURS LOCAL TIME AND FLEW TO AMERY WI. THE PILOT STATED UPON LANDING AT THE AMERY AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, AND HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. AT THE TIME OF THE GO-AROUND A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A ROW OF TREES ON THE EAST EDGE OF THE AIRPORT, AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB TO A MINIMUM ALTITUDE TO MISS THE TREES. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED AFTER HITTING THE TREES THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED NOSE DOWN AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT FULL ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, AS THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE INJURIES WERE MINOR IN NATURE, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE AMERY HOSPITAL, AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

## 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 CHI07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA123), Apr 29, 2007: Cessna 150J (N50486), Amery, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing attempt which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. A misjudged flare, subsequent bounced landing, and gusty…

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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