# NTSB CHI02LA153: Cessna 150C, N7821Z, Minneapolis, MN, June 6, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 6, 2002, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Minneapolis, MN - Coordinates: 44.879165, -93.220146 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8792&lon=-93.2201&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54893 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54893/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54893 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA153 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare resulting in the hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - Fire, other ## Analysis The airplane was destroyed during a post accident fire following an in-flight collision with terrain while landing. The pilot stated, "I don't remember if I ever got to add any power or not, instantly we just hit the ground. ...We landed near centerline and we landed straight ahead, just somehow nose first. The stall warning horn never went off, I think it happened too fast for it, if we did stall." A witness reported seeing the airplane flare at 10 feet above the runway. The airplane's nose gear broke off during the impact and the airplane was completely consumed by the post accident fire. No anomalies with respect to the engine, airframe, or systems were determined to have existed prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 6, 2002, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 150C, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a post accident fire following an in-flight collision with runway 18 (4,855 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) during landing at the Anoka Country - Blaine Airport (ANE), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from the Litchfield Municipal Airport (LJF), Litchfield, Minnesota, at 1315, and was en route to ANE. The pilot stated in her written statement, "...I was able to maintain centerline with some effort... Once over the pavement, it was a little tougher to maintain my descent. I drifted east a little but was able to correct and regained centerline. I was keeping my indicated airspeed up a bit because of the wind, about 70 [knots] on final and 65 [knots] on short final. After I regained centerline I remember wanting to add power to give myself a little time to reestablish my situation since I still had plenty of runway to get down and stop, there was still no doubt I had the landing. I don't remember if I ever got to add any power or not, instantly we just hit the ground. ...We landed near centerline and we landed straight ahead, just somehow nose first. The stall warning horn never went off, I think it happened too fast for it, if we did stall." A witness stated that the airplane flared at approximately 10 feet above the runway. The nose gear broke off the airplane following the impact with the runway. The pilot stated that her legs felt hot shortly after the airplane hit. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft and the airplane was completely consumed in the post accident fire. The winds reported on the ANE ATIS [automated terminal information service] at the time of the accident were: 190 degrees at 17 knots. No anomalies with respect to the engine, airframe, or systems were determined to have existed prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7821Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7821Z-2002-09-10), registration cancelled 2002-09-10, S/N 15059921, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150C - Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15059921 - Airframe hours: 4442 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Meghann A. Reznicek - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 10, 2002 - Departed: LJF, Litchfield, MN - Destination: ANE, Minneapolis, MN - Airport: ANE, Anoka County-Blaine Arpt, runway 18, 4,855 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 9, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 185 total, 50 in this make and model, 185 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 17 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: ANE ## 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 20020606011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606011449A), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna 150C, Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) N7821Z, a Cessna 150 was VFR during landing pilot experienced cross wind and had difficulty controlling aircraft. Witness said aircraft appeared to flare… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 14, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54893. 346 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 346 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442534&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.