# NTSB CHI86LA140: Cessna 150F, N6647F, Gaylord, MI, May 12, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 12, 1986, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13461/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA140

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - nosewheel steering - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
- Nose gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Fire, landing
  - landing gear,wheel - fire (cause)

## Analysis

ON ROLLOUT, WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT A DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, THE ACFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE RESULTING SLIDE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN BURNING AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE MAGNESIUM HUB OF THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN BURNING AND COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY USING PORTABLE DRY CHEMICAL AND CO2 EXTINGUISHERS. LATER, AFTER A FIRE DEPT TRUCK ARRIVED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6647F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15063247
- Airframe hours: 5132
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: John R. Kinney
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 24, 1985
- Airport: Otsega County, runway 18, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 47 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19860512017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512017059A), May 12, 1986: Cessna 150F, Gaylord, MI, Destroyed. The nose gear collapsed due to student overcontrol on rollout. Fire broke out and destroyed aircraft.

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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