# Accident 20100531034809A: Cessna 150M, Glasco, KS, May 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2010, 16:15 local time
- Place: Glasco, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3714° N, 97.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3714&lon=-97.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9388U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9388U-2011-12-27) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 131 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531034809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR A LOW PASS OVER A FULLY GROWN WHEAT FIELD TO TAKE PHOTOS OF NEARBY PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED, SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR BACKWARD AND ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS TOP.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING INJURIES TO THEIR FACES AND UPPER TORSOS.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED INCLUDING A CRUSHED NOSE/ENGINE SECTION AND DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND TAIL.  THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND FULL OF FUEL, MINUS 30 MINUTES OF BURN PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 26C/18C.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION.

## 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 CEN10CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA286), May 31, 2010: Cessna 150M (N9388U), Glasco, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in applying full power to arrest a sink rate at low altitude.

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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