# NTSB CHI82DA289: Cessna 150, N19452, Caledonia, MN, August 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Caledonia, MN
- Location: 43.6341° N, 91.5004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caledonia, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6341&lon=-91.5004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA289
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA289

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (cause)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not possible, pilot in command
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 135 DEG AT 10 KTS. HE STATED HE MADE A MISTAKE AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 INSTEAD OF 13. REPORTEDLY, HIS TOUCHDOWN WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A SAFE LANDING. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY-OUT. THEREFORE, HE LANDED IN AN OAT FIELD WHERE THE PLANE HIT A RUT AND NOSED OVER. ABOUT 20 MI SOUTHEAST AT LACROSSE, WI, THE WIND WAS FROM 160 DEG AT 10 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19452 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074428
- Airframe hours: 2345
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charles E. Mclaughlin
- Registered owner: West Forkflyer'S Club
- Departed: HAMPTON
- Destination: CALEDONIA, MN
- Airport: BY3, Caledonia, runway 31, 3,500 × 100 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 105 total, 105 in this make and model, 63 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820802034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034039A), Aug 2, 1982: Cessna 150L, Caledonia, MN, Destroyed. Tried to stop by excessive braking after landing downwind. Nose wheel hit a rut. Airplane nosed over. Burned.

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.

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