- Date
- February 26, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Manchester, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9101UCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820226001039A
- Case key
- 71558
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff the student pilot lost directional control and struck a snowbank. The student stated at 40-50 knots the left wheel bogged down in snow or encountered a rut and the aircraft twisted sharply left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9101U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078052
- Airframe hours
- 1,684
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brian Van Wagen
- Registered owner
- Brian Van Wagen
- Departed
- 73G · Manchester, MI
- Destination
- Jackson, MI
- Airport
- 73G · Rossittie, runway 36, 2,465 × 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 37 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9101U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.