# NTSB CHI99LA049: Cessna 150, N63563, East Troy, WI, December 6, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 6, 1998, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Coordinates: 42.779102, -88.389892 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7791&lon=-88.3899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1999
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 45412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45412/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA049

## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.  Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, and the ditch.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

The student pilot lost directional control of the airplane while practicing touch and go landings.  The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway where it contacted a ditch and nosed over.  The student reported that local winds were from 330 degrees at 5 knots gusting to 12 knots.

## Factual narrative

On December 6, 1998, at 1030 central standard time, a Cessna 150, N63563, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 26 (3,900' x 75') at the East Troy Municipal Airport, East Troy, Wisconsin.  The pilot was not injured.  The airplane sustained substantial damage.  The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was being operated in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The local flight originated at East Troy at 1000 cst.

The pilot reported that she was practicing touch and go landings when the accident occurred.  She reported that after touching down, she added power to takeoff when the "...wind caught the wing and pushed me sideways... ."  The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway into the grass where it contacted a ditch and nosed over.  The student pilot had a total of 17.9 hours of flight time.  The student reported that local winds were from 330 degrees at 5 knots gusting to 12 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63563-2002-10-17), registration cancelled 2002-10-17, S/N 15077397, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150
- 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: 15077397
- Airframe hours: 6649
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: A.J.K. Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 21, 1998, 95 hours before
- Departed: 57C
- Destination: 57C
- Airport: 57C, East Troy Municipal, runway 26, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 13 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MKE, 27 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 19981206044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206044089A), Dec 6, 1998: Cessna 150M, East Troy, WI, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 6, 1998, at 1000 central standard time, a Cessna 150, N63563, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of…

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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