- Date
- February 12, 1983, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Calumetville, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N11454Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830212003549A
- Case key
- 12086
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Analysis
Tais Cessna 150 collided with snow covered terrain while practicing the results of 'ground effect'. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injured in the accident. The flight originated at fond du lac WI at 1200 CST on feb. 12, 1982. The pilot was flying locally over green lake to locate a company. The pilot stated that he decided to change seats and fly from the right seat. Later he descended over a large frozen lake to fly closer to the snow in ground effect to 'improve his technique'. The landing gear struck the snow collapsing the nose gear and damagingthe propeller. The acft slid to a stop on the main gear and the nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11454
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 75434
- Airframe hours
- 4,010
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allen L. Price
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Fond Du Lac, WI
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 442 total · 442 in this make and model · 325 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
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