# Accident 20140721012459A: Cessna 150D, Greenfield, IN, July 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8436° N, 85.8969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8436&lon=-85.8969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4545U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4545U-2015-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140721012459A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150D, N4545U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WHEN IT EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER, AND CAME TO REST, UPSIDE-DOWN.  THE STUDENT PILOT OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO R2 AVIATION LLC OF GREENFIELD, INDIANA AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL SOLO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.  HE WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY TWO-FIVE.  THE CALCULATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR RUNWAY 25, BASED ON THE REPORTED WINDS, WAS 4 KNOTS FROM THE LEFT.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, AWAY FROM THE CENTERLINE AFTER LANDING.  HE COMPENSATED BY ADDING RUDDER WITH THE INTENTION OF RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTERLINE.  HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.

A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY AREA REVEALED SKID MARKS INDICATING THE LEFT MAIN CONTACTED FIRST.  THE RIGHT MAIN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY 13.5 FEET AFTER THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL.  THE SKID MARKS CONTINUE TO THE EDGE OF RUNWAY WHERE THE CONCRETE ENDS.  TIRE IMPRESSIONS BEGIN WHERE THE SOD MEETS THE RUNWAY.  THE IMPRESSIONS CONTINUED TO 35 FEET AND A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN14CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA381), Jul 21, 2014: Cessna 150D (N4545U), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## Other reports on N4545U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760510011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760510011689A), May 10, 1976: Cessna 150D (N4545U), Lamont, MI, Substantial damage

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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