- Date
- June 24, 1990, 18:54 local (22:54 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6442GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900624022029A
- Case key
- 36669
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. Contributing to the accident was the pilots decision to land in a field with insufficient space available.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot planned an off airport landing in an open field. On short final the pilot's wife became concerned with the landing area and the pilot added power to examine the field. He looked down and saw the field was mowed. When he looked back up he saw power lines ahead and he did not have room for a go around. He cut the power and touched down. The airplane crossed a depressed area at the end of the landing area. Collapsed the nose wheel and flipped over. The pilot and passenger in seats were not injured. The pilots 2 year old son, unsecured in the baggage compartment received a broken collar bone.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6442G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071942
- Airframe hours
- 3,920
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven R. Stewart
- Registered owner
- Karl R. Klusewitz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 26, 1989 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- Forest Hill, MD
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 181 total · 92 in this make and model · 158 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6442G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.