ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354487
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1998 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Laporte County Air Service |
| Registration: | N5876G |
| MSN: | 15071376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarkston, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Michigan City, IN (MGC |
| Troy, MI (3BB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying at 3,500 feet over a 'low level' broken cloud layer. When he thought he was near his destination he descended through a hole in the clouds. Once below the clouds the pilot encountered decreasing clouds and visibility. The pilot elected to land the airplane in an open parking area. Upon touchdown the pilot discovered the surface was wet and covered with loose gravel. Unable to stop the airplane he aborted the landing. Once airborne the airplane contacted trees at the end of the parking area. The pilot reported the sky was obscured and visibility was 0 to 1/4 mile due to fog in the area when the accident occurred. He reported he was informed of fog at his destination during the preflight weather briefing, but it was forecast to dissipate prior to his arrival.
Probable Cause: the pilot selected unsuitable terrain on which to make the precautionary landing due to weather. Factors associated with the accident were the fog, low ceiling, poor in-flight planning, the precautionary landing, the loose wet gravel on which the precautionary landing was made, and the trees which the airplane contacted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA148
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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