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FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Genoa, IL · May 18, 2023

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Date
May 18, 2023 · 13:40 local
Place
Genoa, IL
Airport
Aero Lake Estates
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6840F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA191
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
104 total1 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N6840FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15063440 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine 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.

At approximately 1230 local time on may 18, 2023, a Cessna 150F airplane, serial number 15063440, privacy data omitted departed from Aero Lake Estates (30IS) in Genoa, IL with a pilot and a passenger. During the flight the pilot became concerned because of an uneven fuel indication between the left and right fuel tanks. The pilot then decided to fly towards dekalb, IL. While enroute to dekalb, IL the aircraft lost all electrical power. The pilot then decided to fly back to the departure airport of Aero Lake Estates (30IS) in Genoa, IL. The pilot reported a huge downdraft hitting the plane while coming in to land and decided to go around and attempt another landing. The pilot reported to proceed straight and gain speed but was unable to generate enough lift and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest nose down in the grass of the northeast corner of the airfield near the designation marking of runway 20.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The airframe sustained damage to left and right wing tips and inboard sections of both wings exhibited skin wrinkling consistent with impact. The engine mount sustained substantial damage as the nose landing gear was partialy separated from the engine mount due to impact with the ground. Propeller was secure to the hub. Both blades exhibited scuffing consistent with impact and one blade was bent near mid-span.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME ON MAY 18, 2023, A CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 15063440, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM AERO LAKE ESTATES (30IS) IN GENOA, IL WITH A PILOT AND A PASSENGER. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT BECAME CONCERNED BECAUSE OF AN UNEVEN FUEL INDICATION BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO FLY TOWARDS DEKALB, IL. WHILE ENROUTE TO DEKALB, IL THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT OF AERO LAKE ESTATES (30IS) IN GENOA, IL. THE PILOT REPORTED A HUGE DOWNDRAFT HITTING THE PLANE WHILE COMING IN TO LAND AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND ATTEMPT ANOTHER LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED TO PROCEED STRAIGHT AND GAIN SPEED BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ENOUGH LIFT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE AIRFIELD NEAR THE DESIGNATION MARKING OF RUNWAY 20.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS AND INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS EXHIBITED SKIN WRINKLING CONSISTENT WITH IMPACT. THE ENGINE MOUNT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALY SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. PROPELLER WAS SECURE TO THE HUB. BOTH BLADES EXHIBITED SCUFFING CONSISTENT WITH IMPACT AND ONE BLADE WAS BENT NEAR MID-SPAN.

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 CEN23LA191Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGenoa, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.May 18, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6840F · 1

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

Accident 19730306007679ALevel Off Touchdown · Charlotte, MIWind gusting 15K.Mar 6, 1973 · Substantial damage