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CHI93LA095

1993-02-25 · Canton, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1D2

Current FAA registration · N9297U

Make / Model
CESSNA 150M
Year of manufacture
1976 · 17 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760416
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACE2F9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK. HE BELIEVES THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS CAUSED BY THE FRACTURE OF THE STEERING ARM ROD END BOLT. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURED ROD END DISCLOSED THE FRACTURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OVERLOAD IN TENSION, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PREEXISTING ANOMALY OR FATIGUE EVIDENT IN THE ROD END. EXCESS TENSION ON THE ROD END CAN RESULT IF THE NOSEWHEEL IS FORCED BEYOND THE LIMITS OF ITS NORMAL TRAVEL. FAA INSPECTORS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE OBSERVED WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS NOSEWHEEL SCRUB MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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