# Accident 20180527006039A: Cessna 150L, Union, IL, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1542° N, 88.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1542&lon=-88.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19366, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19366-2020-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006039A

## Narrative

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

THE 27TH OF MAY 2018 AT 1815 UTC THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N19366 HIT POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 27 AT SKY SOARING AIRPORT (55LL) UNION, ILLINOIS. N19366 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PIC WAS SEVERELY HURT.

THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPROACH TO LANDING WAS TO FAST AND HIGH WHICH PLACED HIM FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE RUNWAY WHERE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND ON RUNWAY 27. THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE RUNWAY TO CLEAR THE TREES PLACED APPROXIMATELY 20 FOOT TALL TREES PLACED 40 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BANKED N19366 TO THE LEFT SKIMMING THE TOPS OF THE TREES AND HITTING A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 150 WHEN IT SETTLED INTO A FIELD.

RC 6 (SKILL)

## 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 CEN18LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA205), May 27, 2018: Cessna 150L (N19366), Union, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s medical impairment at the time of the accident, which resulted in a collision with power lines off the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N19366 (1)

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

- [Accident 19761106034429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761106034429A), Nov 6, 1976: Cessna 150L (N19366), Summit, AK, 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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