Oakland Southwest Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

New Hudson, Michigan 48165
Saturday, March 1, 2003 18:10 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain while on approach to land. The pilot stated that he was a little high on final approach, so he reduced the throttle and lowered the nose. He reported that when the airplane was 200 to 300 feet from the end of the runway, at a ground speed of 83 knots, the nose of the airplane veered to the left. The pilot reported he was unable to realign the nose of the airplane using the rudder, and then the left wing stalled. He reported he was able to get the wings almost level prior to the airplane impacting ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 50 to 70 feet south of the runway, and 50 to 60 feet prior to the approach end of the runway. Examination of the airplane showed control surface continuity.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in the airplane stalling while on final approach.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/1/2003
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1810
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City New Hudson
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 48165
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 423011N
Event Location Longitude 0833725W
Event Location Airport Oakland Southwest Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID Y47
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 926
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1745 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 167
Weather Observation Facility ID YIP
Elevation of weather observation facility 716
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 16
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 2000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1300
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.93
Density Altitude (feet) -766
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14176
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Mar 1 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1815
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2003 11:36AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Detroit, MI FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N123JL
NTSB Number CHI03LA076
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model T210L
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21059629
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 4 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 66
Airframe Hours 3654
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Oakpointe Flyers LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4584 Golf View Drive
Aircraft Owner City Brighton
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 48116
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Charles J. Hass
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 4584 Golf View Drive
Operator City Brighton
Operator State MI
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 48116
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code TVC
Departure City Traverse City
Departure State MI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1645
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code Y47
Destination City New Hudson
Destination State MI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Approach - VFR pattern - turn to base
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Aug 25 2003 10:54AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 3128
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --