- Date
- January 2, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1549QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820102001379A
- Case key
- 70200
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After returning to the airport, the pilot used full flaps during a crosswind landing. The wind was from 090 degrees, gusting 20 to 25 knots. The pilot stated that he added power when the aircraft stalled at about 10 ft AGL. The plane touched down in snow about 75 ft short of the runway. The aircraft struck a berm of snow, the nose gear collapsed, and the plane overturned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1549Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 72849
- Airframe hours
- 3,931
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James T Balgoyen
- Registered owner
- James T Balgoyen
- Departed
- 49G · Charlotte, MI
- Destination
- 49G · Charlotte, MI
- Airport
- 49G · Tinkerbell, runway 36, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 312 total · 275 in this make and model · 283 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.