# NTSB CHI04CA132: Cessna 150, N959B, Midland, MI, June 1, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 1, 2004, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Midland, MI - Coordinates: 43.663055, -84.26139 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6631&lon=-84.2614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59346 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA132 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59346/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA132 ## Probable cause The student pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around. The student reported he maintained an airspeed of 70 miles per hour with 20 degrees of flaps until he began the landing flare. He stated the airplane ballooned and drifted "slightly right" during the flare. He applied left aileron in an attempt to realign the airplane, but it veered to the left. He stated he then added full power at which time the airplane banked to the left. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane cart wheeled, slid across a taxiway, and came to rest alongside a ditch. The student pilot stated he made 5 takeoffs and landing with his flight instructor on the morning of the accident. The accident occurred on the first solo landing of the day. The accident occurred on the student's second supervised solo flight. He reported having .5 hours of pilot in command flight time prior to this flight. ## Factual narrative On June 1, 2004, at 0915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150, N959B, collided with the terrain during a go-around from runway 24 (3,800 feet by 24 feet, asphalt) at the Jack Barstow Airport (3BS), Midland, Michigan. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instruction flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated at 3BS at 0910. The student reported he maintained an airspeed of 70 miles per hour with 20 degrees of flaps until he began the landing flare. He stated the airplane ballooned and drifted "slightly right" during the flare. He applied left aileron in an attempt to realign the airplane, but it veered to the left. He stated he then added full power at which time the airplane banked to the left. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane cart wheeled, slid across a taxiway, and came to rest alongside a ditch. The student pilot stated he made 5 takeoffs and landing with his flight instructor on the morning of the accident. The accident occurred on the first solo landing of the day. The accident occurred on the student's second supervised solo flight. He reported having .5 hours of pilot in command flight time prior to this flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N959B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959B-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N 17201 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17201 - Engines: Continental O-200-A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeffrey L. Gordon - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3BS, Midland, MI - Destination: 3BS, Midland, MI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 49; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040601012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040601012239A), Jun 1, 2004: Cessna 150, Midland, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Student pilot on his second solo flight was landing at Midland airport on runway 24 after touchdown the aircraft bounced and came down hard on the right… 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/). 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