Cessna 150H N22896
7 November 2009 · Paoli, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 2009 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22896 was involved in an accident near Paoli, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paoli, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paoli Municipal Airport (I42)
- Coordinates
- 38.5833, -86.4625
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H
- Registration
- N22896
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fayetteville → Paoli
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while landing on runway 20, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The pilot stated that he attempted to abort the landing by applying power, but the airplane settled into a gully alongside the runway and then hit trees. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane in either his written statement or during the telephone interview. He stated that he was not injured. The nearest airport with recorded weather, about 30 miles southwest, recorded winds at the time of the accident as 200 degrees at 7 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Apr 2009 | Cessna 150K | Waycross, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 2009 | Cessna 150H | Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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