# NTSB LAX94LA140: Cessna 150, N10669, Chandler, AZ, February 27, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 27, 1994, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Chandler, AZ - Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&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 14, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28678 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA140 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28678/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA140 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL SWERVE TO AVOID A LARGE BIRD THAT FLEW TOWARD THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign - maneuver - intentional, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The solo student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at a local airport. During the landing roll, a large bird flew up from the right side of the runway and headed toward the airplane's windshield. The student pilot applied right rudder to avoid the bird. The airplane turned to the right and headed toward the runway marker. The student pilot applied left rudder to avoid the runway marker, but without success; the airplane collided with the runway marker. ## Factual narrative On February 27, 1994, at 1350 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 150, N10669, lost control, collided with an airport runway marker, and exited the right side of runway 22L at Chandler Municipal Airport, Chandler, Arizona. The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules solo instructional flight. The airplane, registered to and operated by Michael Roberti, dba Arizona Aviation Flying Club, Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona, sustained substantial damage. The noncertificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Falcon Field at 1325 hours. The pilot told the Safety Board when he reported the accident on the telephone that during the landing roll a large hawk flew up from the edge of the runway. He turned the airplane to avoid the bird, lost control, and exited the runway environment. The pilot re-iterated his telephone conversation in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10669](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10669), registered now, S/N 15074962, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - 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: 15074962 - Airframe hours: 6092 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Michael Roberti, doing business as Arizona Aviation Flying Club - Registered owner: Michael Roberti - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 3, 1994, 21 hours before - Departed: FFZ, MESA, AZ - Destination: P10 - Airport: P10, Chandler Municipal Airpor, runway 22L, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °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 19940227002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227002939A), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 150L, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll and exited the runway. Student reported he veered to miss a large hawk. ## Other investigations on N10669 (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 LAX93LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA346), Sep 5, 1993: Cessna 150L (N10669), Chemehuevi Valy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT. 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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