CHI83LA009

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Lawsing, IL · October 5, 1982

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 5, 1982, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
Place
Lawsing, IL
Coordinates
42.7301, -84.5495 (estimated)
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N63627Cessna 150M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821005051179A
Case key
71394

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Run on landing - continuedPilot in commandCause
Throttle/power control - excessivePilot in commandCause
Brakes(normal) - delayedPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

On landing roll the student pilot inadvertently added power, ran off the end of the runway and into a ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N63627
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15077440
Airframe hours
2,725
Engine
Continental O-200H, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Aviation Mgmt. Corporation
Registered owner
Walter Szeremeta
Departed
3HA · Lawsing, IL
Destination
3HA · Lawsing, IL
Airport
3HA · Lawsing Municipal, runway 9, 2,400 × 50 ft, macadam

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
20
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
39 total · 39 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
6 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.