CHI83LA041

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Middletown, OH · November 18, 1982

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 18, 1982, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
Place
Middletown, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N714PWCessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821118059159A
Case key
71690

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Touch-and-go - initiatedPilot in command
Lack of total experience in type operationPilot in command
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Nose overTakeoff - roll/run
Aborted takeoff - initiatedPilot in command
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on her second solo flight. As she applied power to takeoff (after landing), the aircraft veered to the left. It continued into a muddy/sodded area, struck a shallow ditch and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N714PW
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15079336
Airframe hours
2,324
Engine
Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
M.B.Mcintire
Registered owner
Wedekind Aircraft Inc.
Departed
MWO · Middletown, OH
Destination
MWO · Middletown, OH
Airport
MWO · Hook, runway 23, 6,100 × 100 ft, asphalt

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
26
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
14 total · 14 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

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 N714PW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.