CHI83LA323

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wilmot, WI · July 19, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 19, 1983, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
Place
Wilmot, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714PJCessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830719038109A
Case key
12271

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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.

In flight collision with objectLanding
Aborted landing - performedPilot in commandFactor
Go-around - initiatedPilot in commandFactor
Raising of flaps - not performedPilot in commandCause
Object - tree(s)

Analysis

The acft collided with a tree during a go-around. The pilot added full flaps as the rwy was approached. During the flare the acft ballooned and bounced. A go-around was started but the flaps were not raised. The acft did notachieve enough climb to clear the tree at the rwys end.

Aircraft

Registration
N714PJ
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Clarence Waynauskas
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
WI10 · Westosha, runway 3, 2,200 × 60 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
67
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
420 total · 420 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 9 knots
Visibility
3 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MKE, 20 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.