- Date
- December 16, 1983, 20:30 local (Dec 17, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17297Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831216064139A
- Case key
- 33603
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off from pleasant hill, MO to look for relatives who may have been survivors of an overturned boat. After searching a lake, he elected to land at Clinton, MO. The arpt at Clinton was closed for construction & the rwy was covered with snow & ice. A NOTAM had been issued, but the plt was not aware the rwy was closed. While landing on a moonlit night, the right main wheel broke thru the snow crust & the right main gear collapsed. The plt stated that just before touchdown, he saw shadows from the landing light on uneven terrain. He initiated a go-around, but the acft continued to settle & touched down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17297
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150073710
- Airframe hours
- 4,900
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midwest Executive Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 6, 1983 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- MO08 · Pleasant Hill, MO
- Airport
- 84K · Clinton Mem, runway 4, 2,800 × 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
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 961 total · 227 in this make and model · 611 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 65 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.
Other investigations on N17297 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.