# NTSB CHI03LA054: Cessna 150M, N66507, Charleston, MO, January 12, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 12, 2003, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Charleston, MO - Coordinates: 36.841945, -89.359443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8419&lon=-89.3594&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 56398 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA054 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56398/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=56398 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA054 ## Probable cause the inadequate flare by the pilot. Factors were the loose trim tab cable for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flt control syst,elevator control cable/rod - loose (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane impacted the runway during landing in a nose low attitude. The pilot reported elevator control stiffness during his first approach for landing which was then followed by a go-around and the accident landing. No anomalies were noted when the elevators and ailerons were checked to ensure full unrestricted travel. There was no excessive play in the elevator, rudder, ailerons, and elevator. The elevator trim cable did not possess any tension relative to the 10-20 pound tension cited in the manufacturer’s maintenance manual. The lack of elevator trim cable tension did not preclude operation of the elevator trim. ## Factual narrative On January 12, 2003, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, N66507, owned and piloted by a recreational pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Mississippi County Airport (CHQ), Charleston, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot received no injuries. The flight originated from Everett-Stewart Airport, Union City, Tennessee, at 1200, en route to CHQ. The pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that there was elevator control stiffness during his first approach for landing. In the pilot's written statement he reported that he executed a go-around which was then followed by the accident landing. The airplane impacted the runway in a nose low attitude. An operational check of the airplane flight controls was preformed by the Federal Aviation Administration. No anomalies were noted when the elevators and ailerons were checked to ensure full unrestricted travel. There was no excessive play in the elevator, rudder, ailerons, and elevator. The elevator trim cable did not possess any tension relative to the 10-20 pound tension cited in the Cessna Maintenance Manual. The lack of elevator trim cable tension did not preclude operation of the elevator trim. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66507](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66507), registered now, S/N 15076087 (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: 15076087 - Airframe hours: 6045 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 30, 2002, 50 hours before - Departed: UCY, UNION CITY, TN - Destination: Charleston, MO - Airport: CHQ, Mississippi County Airport, runway 36, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; recreational; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 3, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 375 total, 124 in this make and model, 300 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.46 inHg - Observed at: CGI ## 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 20030112000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030112000639A), Jan 12, 2003: Cessna 150M, Charleston, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was shooting a visual approach into Mississippi County Airport when he claims he lost elevator and aileron control. He executed a go-around.… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 23, 2004, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=56398. 343 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 343 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439345&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.