- Date
- April 5, 1986, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hannibal, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8917SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860405058779A
- Case key
- 34061
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was attempting to land with a right crosswind component in excess of 15 knots. He used a crab angle on final but as the acft apch the rwy he applied rudder. He said, with full rudder the acft was still not aligned with the rwy and he decided to go around. He then applied full pwr but failed to release left rudder pressure and the acft abruptly turned left. There were trees ahead and when the plt tried to climb to clear the trees the acft stalled and crashed. The student's CFI furnished the student with an arpt advisory before he began the apch. The winds furnished in the advisory showed a right quartering crosswind of 20 to 25 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8917S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062217
- Airframe hours
- 3,655
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rodney Hilten, doing business as Hannibal Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Lealon R. & Fern E. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 12, 1986 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- IJX · Jacksonville, IL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HAE · Hannibal Muni, runway 17, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UIN, 18 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.