19970422006369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Lehighton, PA · April 22, 1997

Date: April 22, 1997 · 13:45 local
Place: Lehighton, PA
Airport: Jake Arnen Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6717F
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC97LA079
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 67 total58 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N6717FRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2002 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063317 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

Simulated forced landing and go around flaps stayed down. Replaced fuse. Flaps raised lost lift. Stalled. Impact.

As the FAA filed it

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AND GO AROUND FLAPS STAYED DOWN. REPLACED FUSE. FLAPS RAISED LOST LIFT. STALLED. IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC97LA079Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLehighton, PAreplacement of the flap actuating system fuse by the pilot-in-command with the flap actuating handle in the fully retracted position. This resulted in the retraction of the flaps, an inadvertent stall/mush, and the subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.Apr 22, 1997 · Substantial damage