CHI84LA084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Port Huron, MI · January 11, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 11, 1984, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Port Huron, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N63546Cessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840111000599A
Case key
12525

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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
Supervision - inadequateFlight instructor(on ground)Factor
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Touch-and-go - initiatedPilot in command
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor

Analysis

The student plt lost control of the acft on a snowy rwy and collided with a snowbank. The student added power for takeoff after a touch and go landing and the acft veered to the left. The acft was not corrected before a collision witha snowbank occurred. This was the students 2nd solo. The rwy was reportedly covered with snow and ice.

Aircraft

Registration
N63546
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15077385
Airframe hours
2,889
Engine
Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Vip Aviation Of Teoledo, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 15, 1983 · 100 hours before
Airport
PHN · St. Clair County Int., runway 4, 5,104 × 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
21
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
8 total · 8 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
10° at 3 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
16 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.