# NTSB CHI91LA267: Cessna 150M, N2842V, Old Monroe, MO, August 16, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1991, 19:45 local (Aug 16, 1991, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Old Monroe, MO
- Coordinates: 38.940505, -90.759307 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9405&lon=-90.7593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA267
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15160/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA267

## Probable cause

THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE.  CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering
  - throttle/power lever,cable - separation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI HAD PRACTICED MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE FAILED TO ADJUST THE ENGINE POWER SETTING.  ENGINE POWER DECREASED TO IDLE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN DIRT FIELD.  THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE DIRT AND COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE AND ITS HOUSING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2842V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2842V-2019-01-15), registration cancelled 2019-01-15, S/N 15076297, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076297
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Kreve Avaition, Inc.
- Departed: SUS, CHESTERFIELD, MO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,346 total, 126 in this make and model, 1,201 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: STL, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910815034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034409A), Aug 15, 1991: Cessna 150M, Old Monroe, MO, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle during practice maneuvers. Nose gear collapsed on forced landing. Throttle cable housing failed

## Other investigations on N2842V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA129), May 18, 2003: Cessna 150M (N2842V), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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