# Accident 20230518007399A: Cessna 150F, Genoa, IL, May 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2023, 13:40 local time
- Place: Genoa, IL
- Airport: Aero Lake Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0400° N, 88.3700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0400&lon=-88.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6840F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 1 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230518007399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA191), May 18, 2023: Cessna 150F (N6840F), Genoa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.

## Other reports on N6840F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730306007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306007679A), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150F (N6840F), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

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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