Cessna 150L N5356Q

Summary

On 5 July 1985 at about 18:35 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N5356Q, operated by T & G Aviation, was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1985 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Plainfield-Clow (1C5)

Coordinates

41.6102, -88.1990

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N5356Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

T & G Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FEE03

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT DEPARTED CHICAGO MIDWAY & FLEW TO THE CLOW ARPT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. ON DOWNWIND AT CLOW, THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT TOWARD THE ARPT, CAUSING IT TO BE TOO CLOSE IN TO THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE STUDENT OVERSHOT THE TURN TO FINAL APCH & CONTD THE APCH BY ANGLING BACK TOWARD THE RWY. WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, IT WAS STILL ANGLED TO THE LEFT & WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT STEERED IT BACK ON THE RWY & INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL, THE ACFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT, THEN STALLED, ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED. THE STUDENT THOUGHT SHE HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS, BUT THE FLAPS & FLAP SELECTOR WERE FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE FROM 290 TO 310 DEG AT 13 TO 21 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.