# NTSB CHI94LA135: Cessna 150J, N51175, Fredricktown, MO, April 17, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1994, 18:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place: Fredricktown, MO
- Coordinates: 37.559947, -90.28907 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5599&lon=-90.2891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9508/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA135

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.  A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

The student pilot reported she was landing on runway 19 in a 'slight crosswind'.  She said she was holding left rudder and, when the nose wheel touched down, she lost directional control.  The aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway.  The airplane nosed over in a construction ditch.

## Factual narrative

On April 17, 1994, at 1855 central daylight time, a Cessna 150J airplane, N51175, sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway while landing at the Fredericktown Municipal Airport, Fredericktown, Missouri.  The solo student pilot received no injuries.  The local instructional flight originated about 1845 and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.   A flight plan was not filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

The student pilot reported she was landing on runway 19 in a "slight crosswind".  She said she was holding left rudder and, when the nose wheel touched down, she lost directional control.  The airplane veered to the left and departed the runway.

An airport construction project was in progress and a long depression was excavated parallel to the runway about 50 feet from the edge.  The airplane descended the embankment and nosed over.

Postaccident examination of the airplane by FAA inspectors disclosed damage to the nose, both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder.  There was no evidence of a preexisting airplane malfunction.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51175](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51175-2016-07-18), registration cancelled 2016-07-18, S/N 15069816, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069816
- Airframe hours: 2601
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Roger M. Lee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 12, 1994, 16 hours before
- Airport: H88, Fredericktown Municipal, runway 19, 2,345 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CGI, 43 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 19940417007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007959A), Apr 17, 1994: Cessna 150J, Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. Holding left rudder on landing due slight crosswind. Veered left off runway into ditch. Nosed over.

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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