# NTSB ATL89LA052: Cessna 150M, N714MK, Walbridge, OH, December 9, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 8, 1988, 20:00 local (Dec 9, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Walbridge, OH
- Coordinates: 41.599838, -83.560417 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5998&lon=-83.5604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7967/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA052

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - premature, dual student (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, dual student (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

DRG A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE STUDENT PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 22 ON A DARK NIGHT USING THE VASI. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE STUDENT LEVELED THE ACFT APRX 8 TO 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY & ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY. THE CFI WARNED THE STUDENT & EXPECTED HIM TO MAKE A FULL-THROTTLE GO-AROUND. BELIEVING THE ACFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN, THE STUDENT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BALLOONED ABOUT 5 FT HIGHER IN THE AIR. THE CFI SAID HE TOOK CONTROL JUST AS THE LEFT WING STALLED. THE ACFT THEN FELL TO THE RWY, STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP & NOSE GEAR SIDEWAYS & DAMAGING THE PROP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714MK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714MK), registered now, S/N 15079280, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15079280
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Blue Horizon Flying Club
- Registered owner: Blue Horizon Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed: OH17, NAPOLEON, OH
- Airport: TDZ, Toledo/Metcalf, runway 22, 3,665 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 743 total, 253 in this make and model, 588 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TOL, 15 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881208053349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881208053349A), Dec 8, 1988: Cessna 150M, Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Student leveled too high on landing. Aircraft stalled and fell onto runway left wing low. CFI failed to recover.

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.

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