# Accident 19910203001449A: Cessna 150L, Staunton-Waynes, VA, February 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4298° N, 78.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4298&lon=-78.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19240-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203001449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOATED ON LANDING,ADDED POWER FOR GO AROUND. FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE. YAWED LEFT,STRUCK BERM OFF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO91LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA026), Feb 3, 1991: Cessna 150 (N19240), Harrisonburg, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS, AND INADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

## Other reports on N19240 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731230040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230040929A), Dec 30, 1973: Cessna 150L (N19240), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Hit nose gr first. 3rd ldg,1st solo.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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