- Date
- September 9, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Perry, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2452JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830909047969A
- Case key
- 33354
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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 plt was participating in a spot landing contest. A witness near the apch end of the rwy reported that when the acft was on final apch, it suddenly settled below tall trees about 1/8 mi from the rwy. He reported that it then went into a right bank, nose up attitude; and as it crested the trees, it appeared to stall & fall to the ground in a nose up attitude. During impact, the right spring landing gear penetrated the cabin & imbedded itself in the back of the plt's seat. Reportedly, the plt's seat belt was not connected. He was thrown out the right cabin door & received a serious head injury. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2452J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065552
- Airframe hours
- 3,735
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midlands Aircraft Sales, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Airport
- PRO · Perry Muni, runway 22, 3,300 × 190 ft, grass/turf
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 28 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.