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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Lapeer, MI · February 1, 2016

Date: February 1, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: Lapeer, MI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6960F
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA123
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total16 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N6960FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15063560 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing, pilot touched down hard and ballooned. Crosswind blew him off course so he proceeded to execute a go-around. After initially applying power he saw that he was headed for trees. He immediately concluded that he didn't have the power or height to clear the trees so he retarded the throttle and aimed the aircraft for a clear, plowed field. Aircraft main gear touched down and the aircraft rolled for approximately 30 yards before the nose gear touched and immediately got caught in the soft ground. Aircraft then flipped over on its back and came to rest upside down. Pilot exited unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING, PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BALLOONED. CROSSWIND BLEW HIM OFF COURSE SO HE PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. AFTER INITIALLY APPLYING POWER HE SAW THAT HE WAS HEADED FOR TREES. HE IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER OR HEIGHT TO CLEAR THE TREES SO HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND AIMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A CLEAR, PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED AND IMMEDIATELY GOT CAUGHT IN THE SOFT GROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT EXITED UNHARMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16CA123Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLapeer, MIThe student pilot's failure to achieve an adequate climb rate while turning to avoid obstacles during an aborted landing, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, collision with terrain, and a nose over.Feb 1, 2016 · Substantial damage