# NTSB CHI83LA128: Cessna 150D, N3064S, Wilmington, OH, March 5, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1983, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Coordinates: 39.440628, -83.829643 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4406&lon=-83.8296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12101/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA128

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE LAST LANDING HE TOUCHEDDOWN IN A CRAB AND WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT 'TORQUED TO THE LEFT,' THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3064S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3064S), registered now, S/N 15066964, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066964
- Airframe hours: 3300
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gary W. Braum
- Registered owner: Overseas National Aero Club In
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 166, Cliton Field, runway 20, 3,500 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830305008329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305008329A), Mar 5, 1983: Cessna 150, Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft after landing in a crab. Ran off the runway and overturned.

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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