# NTSB CHI93LA195: Cessna A150L, N6059J, Blaine, MN, February 28, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 28, 1993, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Blaine, MN - Coordinates: 45.159229, -93.250602 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1592&lon=-93.2506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 15727 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA195 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15727/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA195 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 150, N6059J, AND THE PILOT OF THE CHALLENGER TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - Midair collision, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) BOTH AIRPLANES HAD ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 150, N6059J, STATED THAT HE HAD REPORTED HIS LOCATION AND INTENTION TO ENTER THE UPWIND LEG OF RWY 17 WHEN HE WAS 2 MI NW OF THE AIRPORT. WHEN THE CESSNA 150 WAS ABOUT MID-FIELD, ANOTHER AIRPLANE, A PIPER ARCHER, ANNOUNCED HE WAS ALSO ON THE UPWIND LEG OF RWY 17. THE CESSNA PILOT REPORTED TO THE PIPER PILOT THAT HE HAD HIM IN SIGHT. THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT CHALLENGER RECOUNTS REPORTING ON THE RADIO 3 MI EAST OF THE AIRPORT, AND THEN AGAIN ENTERING 45 DEG TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RWY 17. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N6059J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6059J-1997-03-24), registration cancelled 1997-03-24, S/N A1500359 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L - Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A 1 500 359 - Airframe hours: 3567 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Joseph K. Brough - Registered owner: Joseph K. Brough - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 8, 1992, 86 hours before - Departed: ANE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Airport: ANE, Anoka County, runway 17, 4,856 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: UNREG (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: QUAD CITY CHALLENGER I (CHALLENGER) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 0391-0338 - Engines: HIRTH 2703 55 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 103 - Operator: Robert M. Johnson - Registered owner: Robert M. Johnson - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000 - Departed: 25D, FOREST LAKE, MN - Airport: ANE, Anoka County, runway 17, 4,856 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N6059J; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 850 total, 260 in this make and model, 672 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft 2; age 50; private; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 2,150 total, 150 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19930228020831A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228020831A), Feb 28, 1993: Cessna A150L, Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. On downwind leg collided with a unregistered ultralight. Was able to land safe. Ultralight spiraled to ground. ## Other investigations on N6059J (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 CHI96LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA147), May 2, 1996: Cessna A150L (N6059J), Blaine, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while circling at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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