# Accident 19960414007179A: Cessna 150H, Enterprise, AL, April 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3206° N, 85.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3206&lon=-85.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23298, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23298-1996-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960414007179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MAKING LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC RUNWAY, OVER ROTATED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING THE SECOND SOLO FLIGHT IN HIS TRAINING TO ADD AN AIRPLANE RATING TO HIS COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER CERTIFICATE. DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED, AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AS THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, IT TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THEN COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 200 FROM THE SIDE OF THE 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 ATL96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA080), Apr 14, 1996: Cessna 150H (N23298), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a go-around. A factor relating to the accident was: improper flare by the pilot during the landing.

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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