- Date
- July 22, 1986, 17:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63069Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860722035449A
- Case key
- 13490
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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/water
Rudder - improper use ofCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - high vegetation
Terrain condition - soft
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Analysis
The student plt had been practicing touch and go landings for aprx 1 hour. On the accident landing, the acft veered to the left. The plt overcorrected and the acft began to travel off the right side of the rwy. While attempting a go-around the acft's wing became entangled with 6-8 ft tall corn stalks resulting in the acft nosing over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63069
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077078
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- All-Safe Flight Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2IN2 · Indianapolis, IN
- Airport
- IN · Mt. Comfort, runway 7, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 18 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.