- Date
- March 7, 1987, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Hopkins, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22793Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870307005319A
- Case key
- 13738
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated that 'everything was normal' on downwind and base, but that he experienced rough air and 'side to side motion' of the acft on final approach to rwy 27. According to the plt, he held an airspeed of 70 mph with 'some power' until he had the rwy 'made.' The plt stated that he then throttled back and was about 50-60 feet AGL in a normal landing attitude when the acft dropped 'probably 25-30 feet in a second.' According to the plt, a go-around was immediately initiated, but before he could retract the flaps the acft gained aprx 25-30 feet and the acft headed to the south side of the rwy, toward a small poplar tree. The plt stated that within two seconds the prop struck the top of the tree and he then nosed the acft down in an attempt to gain airspeed and land. According to the plt, the acft impacted the ground with the right wing and nose before coming to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22793
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068519
- Airframe hours
- 2,720
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darrel L. Shank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1986
- Airport
- runway 27, 1,977 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 178 total · 165 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 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.