# NTSB CHI03LA129: Cessna 150M, N2842V, Freeport, IL, May 18, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 18, 2003, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Freeport, IL - Coordinates: 42.246112, -89.581947 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2461&lon=-89.5819&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA- DuPage FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57039 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA129 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57039/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA129 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - fence ## Analysis The airplane impacted a fence while on approach to land. The pilot reported everything was normal until the airplane came to a sudden stop. A witness reported the airplane was descending slowly at a steep angle when it impacted the fence. The pilot reported no problems with the airplane or the engine prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On May 18, 2003, at 1400 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 150M, N2842V, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a fence while on final approach to runway 13 (2,285 by 150 feet, turf) at Albertus Airport (FEP), Freeport, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and his passenger reported minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The local flight departed at 1245. The pilot reported entering a final approach for the runway with a slight crosswind. The pilot stated, "everything seemed to be going well until a large impact was felt and the plane came to a sudden stop." A witness noted the airplane was descending slowly at a very steep angle when it impacted the fence. The airplane impacted a fence short of the runway. The pilot reported no problems with the airplane or the engine prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2842V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2842V-2019-01-15), registration cancelled 2019-01-15, S/N 15076297, built 1974 (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: 15076297 - Airframe hours: 7680.9 - Engines: Continental O-200 A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Janssen Darrell O DBA, doing business as Freeport Flight Center - Registered owner: Darrell O. Janssen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 2003, 34.9 hours before - Departed: FEP, Freeport, IL - Destination: FEP, Freeport, IL - Airport: FEP, Albertus Airport, runway 13, 2,285 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review April 23, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 78 total, 19 in this make and model, 37 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 14 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: FEP ## 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 20030518023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030518023269A), May 18, 2003: Cessna 150M, Freeport, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft struck a fence on approach to rwy 13 at Freeport, IL. The pilot stated that he was unaware that anything was wrong with his approach until… ## Other investigations on N2842V (1) 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 CHI91LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA267), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 150M (N2842V), Old Monroe, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. 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.