# NTSB CEN23LA191: Cessna 150F, N6840F, Genoa, IL, May 18, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: May 18, 2023, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Genoa, IL
- Coordinates: 42.04, -88.37
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0400&lon=-88.3700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192209/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA191

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: downdraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 178 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported, that while landing, a “huge downdraft hit the plane” and “dropped the plane quickly and very low.” She attempted a go-around; however, the airplane was not “able to generate enough lift”, and she lost control. The airplane landed in the grass next to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. She also recalled hearing the stall warning before contacting the ground. The pilot reported a loss of electrical power to the radios. She added there were no anomalies or malfunctions with respect to the flight controls or engine that would have precluded a normal go-around maneuver.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6840F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840F), registered now, S/N 15063440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15063440
- Year built: 1966
- Airframe hours: 3043.6
- Engines: Continental O-200 100 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: C747 LLC, doing business as Na
- Registered owner: C747 LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2023
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 30IS, Aero Lake Estates Airport, runway 20, 2,800 × 40 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 14, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 104.5 total, 104.5 in this make and model, 24.9 as pilot in command, 24.7 in the last 90 days, 9.6 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 11 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: KDKB, 16 nm away
- METAR: KDKB 181855Z AUTO 15011G16KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3003 RMK AO2 T0211008

## 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 20230518007399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230518007399A), May 18, 2023: Cessna 150F, Genoa, IL, Substantial damage. 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)…

## Other investigations on N6840F (2)

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 CHI73DEM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM54), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6840F), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0193), Sep 13, 1966: Cessna 150 (N6840F), Adrian, MI, substantial damage

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 31, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192209. 2.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15866548&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSBLAURA%201%201%201%201_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot email clarification for form 6120 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15867183&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Email%20Clarification_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 609 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15866558&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20array-Rel.pdf

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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