# NTSB FTW98LA271: Cessna 150C, N7914Z, Collinsville, OK, June 16, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 16, 1998, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Collinsville, OK - Coordinates: 36.36922, -95.849761 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3692&lon=-95.8498&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20653 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW98LA271 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20653/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA271 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention. ## 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 - terrain condition - grass - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis During the landing roll on a grass runway, the student pilot was distracted by an Air Force Boeing 707 flying overhead. When the pilot looked back to where he was going, he saw that the airplane was 'too close' to the airport property line. He applied the brakes and the 'aircraft started to move to the right.' He noticed that he was heading for a birdhouse and 'firewalled' the throttle and tried to turn the airplane; however, the airplane continued on a 'straight line going toward the birdhouse.' The airplane hit the birdhouse, went through a fence, and came to a stop in a residential swimming pool. ## Factual narrative On June 16, 1998, about 1200 central daylight time, a Cessna 150C airplane, N7914Z, registered to and operated by MAG Craft, Inc., was substantially damaged following a loss of directional control while landing at the Airman Acres Airport near Collinsville, Oklahoma. The student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from the same location at 1115. The pilot reported that after landing, during roll out on the grass runway, "I was distracted somewhat by a B707 (Air Force Boeing 707) that was flying over [head]. And also saw some children behind some hangars." When he looked back to where he was going, he saw that the airplane was "too close" to the airport property line. He applied the brakes and the "aircraft started to move to the right." He noticed he was heading for a birdhouse and "firewalled" the throttle and tried to turn the airplane; however, the airplane continued on a "straight line going toward the birdhouse." The airplane hit the birdhouse, went through a fence, and came to a stop in a residential swimming pool. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the engine was displaced downward and the firewall was buckled. The 71 year old student pilot had accumulated a total of 45 hours in the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7914Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7914Z-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 15060014, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150C - Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15060014 - Airframe hours: 4023 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Jerry W. Springer - Registered owner: Mag Craft, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 19, 1997, 79 hours before - Departed: OK93 - Airport: OK93, Airman Acres Airport, runway 18, 2,650 × 230 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 95 °F ## 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 19980616013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616013699A), Jun 16, 1998: Cessna 150C, Collinsville, OK, Substantial damage. Acft landed, went through a wooden fence, and came to rest in a residents swimming pool, colllinsville, OK. (.4) during the landing roll on a grass runway, the… ## Other investigations on N7914Z (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 FTW69F0486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0486), Apr 21, 1969: Cessna 150 (N7914Z), Woodrow, TX, substantial damage 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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