CHI68D0524

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hales Corners, WI · December 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1967
Place
Hales Corners, WI · HALES CORNERS, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6431TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112688

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4556  67/12/23   HALES CORNERS,WIS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6431T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALES CORNERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT DRIFTED ON CROSS-WIND LNDG ATTEMPT,STRUCK RUTS IN PLOWED FIELD ADJACENT TO RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6431T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hales Corners

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.