# NTSB CHI84LA006: Cessna 150, N22774, Neenah, WI, October 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1983, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Coordinates: 44.160343, -88.469192 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1603&lon=-88.4692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12465/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA006

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, go-around (vfr)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate initial training, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS NOT LINED UP WITH THE RWY DURING FINAL & EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RETRACTED FLAPS, & THEACFT DROPPED ONTO THE RWY NOSE GEAR FIRST. THE STUDENT PLT HAD 5 HRS OF DUAL & WAS NO ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22774](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22774-2008-02-13), registration cancelled 2008-02-13, S/N 15068509, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078509
- Airframe hours: 2420
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 122 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Kocourek
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 30, 1982, 30 hours before
- Airport: 79C, Brennand, runway 18, 2,170 × 25 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19831001054359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001054359A), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 150H, Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. Improperly aligned for landing. Dumped flaps for a go around. Dropped nose first. No solo endorsement.

## Other investigations on N22774 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70DGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DGM06), Jan 28, 1970: Cessna 150H (N22774), Dubois, PA, substantial damage

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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