- Date
- August 16, 1999, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lambertville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4061JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990816045729A
- Case key
- 47086
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Probable cause
the inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and the pilot's failure to remove the aileron gust lock before flight. Factors to the accident were the soft terrain adjacent to the runway and the collapse of the nose gear.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane nosed over during a precautionary landing to runway 27. In his written statement, the pilot said that he failed to remove the aileron gust lock that was installed between the right aileron and flap. The pilot stated that he noticed that the gust lock was still installed when he made his first left turn after takeoff. The pilot said that he was able to make shallow turns and that on final approach, he, '...thru habit...', started to extend the flaps at which time the aircraft '... veered left in spite of reversing the flaps.' The pilot stated that he then was able to level the wings of the airplane but the '...nose wheel sank in the soft ground and the plane went over on its back.' The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical discrepancies with respect to the accident airplane. The airplane came to rest in the soft farm field adjacent to the runway. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition.
Factual narrative
On August 16, 1999, at 1345 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N4061J, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing to runway 27 (5,013 feet by 50 feet, dry asphalt) at the Toledo Suburban Airport, Lambertville, Michigan. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported minor injuries. The personal flight originated at 1340 and was en route to the Ranchport Airport, Stony Ridge, Ohio.
In his written statement, the pilot said that he failed to remove the aileron gust lock that was installed on the right aileron. The pilot stated that he noticed that the gust lock was still installed when he made his first left turn after takeoff. The pilot said that he was able to make shallow turns and that on final approach, he, "...thru habit...", started to extend the flaps at which time the aircraft "... veered left in spite of reversing the flaps." The pilot stated that he then was able to level the wings of the airplane, but the "...nose wheel sank in the soft ground and the plane went over on its back." The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical discrepancies with respect to the accident airplane.
The airplane came to rest in the soft farm field adjacent to runway 27.
A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4061J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065361
- Airframe hours
- 2,945
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl B Baldwin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 21, 1998 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- 5G9
- Destination
- 68OH · Stony Ridge, OH
- Airport
- 5G9 · Toledo Suburban Airport, runway 27, 5,013 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 82
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,088 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 45 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTF, 16 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.