# Accident 20140729014409A: Cessna 150M, Waterloo, NY, July 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waterloo, NY
- Airport: Airtrek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8500° N, 76.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8500&lon=-76.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66358, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66358-2016-02-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 140 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729014409A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/29/2014 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT AIRTREK AIRPORT, WATERLOO, NY (D93), AIRCRAFT N66358 STRUCK POWER WIRES THAT RUN PARALLEL TO ROUTE 96 (PERPENDICULARLY TO THE RUNWAY). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER WIRES WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BOTH WINGS, NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND ENGINE MOUNT.

THIS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT, BY PHONE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND REQUESTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS RECEIVED BY E-MAIL THAT 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 ERA14CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA366), Jul 29, 2014: Cessna 150M (N66358), Waterloo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions while on approach to the runway.

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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