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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Knightdale, NC · April 19, 1997

Date
April 19, 1997 · 16:15 local
Place
Knightdale, NC
Airport
Raleigh East Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3235X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA143
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
564 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Blown off runway alignment on flare. Tried nose high go around but drifted unchecked into trees. No crosswind skill (-23) aircraft drifted off runway and hit trees beside runway.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON FLARE. TRIED NOSE HIGH GO AROUND BUT DRIFTED UNCHECKED INTO TREES. NO CROSSWIND SKILL (-23) AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT TREES BESIDE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.