- Date
- September 24, 1988, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Butler, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8570JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880924040549A
- Case key
- 14170
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Analysis
During a solo flight, the student pilot attempted a landing on a neighbor's cow pasture. The student stated that he misjudged the approach to landing and landed long on the field. He was unable to adequately handle the aircraft and failed to get it stopped before it ran into a drainage ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8570J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066470
- Airframe hours
- 3,607
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rowe, Richard D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 07C · Auburn, IN
- Destination
- Butler, IN
- Airport
- Pasture
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 30 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.
Other investigations on N8570J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.