# NTSB CEN23LA373: Cessna 150D, N4150U, New Haven, IN, August 20, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 20, 2023, 19:29 local (23:29 UTC) - Place: New Haven, IN - Coordinates: 41.113, -84.90356 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1130&lon=-84.9036&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - Indianapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192913 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA373 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192913/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192913 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA373 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with corn stalks, and subsequent nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 150D, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071810), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while landing at a private grass airstrip, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The right wing struck corn stalks that bordered the airstrip. The airplane continued into the cornfield, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. During the runway excursion and subsequent nose over, the left wing impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4150U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4150U), registered now, S/N 15060150 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D - Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15060150 - Year built: 1963 - Airframe hours: 4657.67 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200 SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2023 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 26IN, Haven Center, runway 18, 2,617 × 53 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed; last flight review March 2, 2022; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 152 total, 152 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KGWB, 13 nm away - METAR: KGWB 202355Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3010 RMK AO2 ## 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 20230820012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820012789A), Aug 20, 2023: Cessna 150D, New Haven, IN, Substantial damage. On August 20, 2023 at approximately 1830 local time, a Cessna 150-D took off from Haven Center (26IN) a private grass runway located 16 nautical miles… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192913. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16266505&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20CEN23LA373_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 491 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16063865&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. 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