# NTSB CHI99LA354: Cessna 150L, N1316Q, Midland, MI, September 2, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 1, 1999, 20:00 local (Sep 2, 1999, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Midland, MI - Coordinates: 43.660436, -84.261403 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6604&lon=-84.2614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47466 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA354 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47466/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA354 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, go-around (vfr) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - attempted, pilot in command ## Analysis The student pilot was on his first solo flight. His first takeoff, and traffic pattern went well. The student pilot said that his instructor told him to proceed with another takeoff and landing. On final approach, the student pilot said that he thought he was going to land short of the runway. He attempted a go around, but 'applied too much left rudder, thereby heading to the grassy area between the runway and the taxiway. The nose wheel hit the ground and [the airplane] skidded to a stop.' Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On September 1, 1999, at 2000 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 150L, N1316Q, operated by a solo student pilot sustained substantial damage when during landing the airplane struck the ground hard and came to a stop 100 feet left of runway 24 (3800' X 75', ASPH) at the Jack Barstow Airport, Midland, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional supervised solo flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The student pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Midland, Michigan, at 1950 edt. In his written statement, the student pilot said that he was on his first solo flight. His first takeoff, traffic and pattern went well. The student pilot said that his instructor told him to proceed with another takeoff and landing. On final approach, the student pilot said that he thought he was going to land short of the runway. He attempted a go-around, but "applied too much left rudder, thereby heading to the grassy area between the runway and the taxiway. The nose wheel hit the ground and [the airplane] skidded to a stop." A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the Jack Barstow Airport. The firewall, nose wheel and engine mount were bent upward. The rear window was broken out. The left wingtip was broken aft. The left wing rear spar was bent downward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. No anomalies were revealed with the engine, engine controls, or other airplane systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1316Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1316Q-2002-07-30), registration cancelled 2002-07-30, S/N 15072616, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15072616 - Airframe hours: 8095 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stephens Aviation Services - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 18, 1999, 50 hours before - Departed: 3BS - Airport: 3BS, Midland Jack Barstow, runway 24, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 23,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MBS, 12 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 19990901030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901030449A), Sep 1, 1999: Cessna 150L, Midland, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 1, 1999, at 2000 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna 150L, N1316Q, operated by a solo student pilot sustained substantial damage when… From the NTSB's public API. 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