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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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