N18228 is a Cessna 150L. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor 0-200 series rated at 100 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Oct 1972. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Middletown, DE in 2016 · deregistered in 1972.
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The solo student pilot reported that during a day visual meteorological condition flight, in the landing flare he saw a deer where he intended to touch down. He further reported that he banked to the right and applied power to go-around, but during the turn to the right he was unable to clear a line of trees in his flight path. The student pilot reported that the landing gear "scraped" one line of trees, and in order to avoid a thicker line of trees ahead, he forced the airplane down into a marsh area.
The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
During a postaccident interview with an airport representative, he reported that the airport does not a have a perimeter fence.
The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement airport page for the accident airport in part states: "Deer and birds on and invof [in the vicinity of] arpt."
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About the Cessna 150L
About the modelA two-seat, high-wing trainer with fixed tricycle gear. Small, cheap to run, and for decades the aircraft a great many pilots soloed in.