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FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Gary, IN · July 12, 1997

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Date
July 12, 1997 · 13:08 local
Place
Gary, IN
Airport
R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8197S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97FA208
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
987 total
N8197SRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2001 · Cessna 150FS/N 15061797Airframe modelCessna 150F

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What happened

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

Aircraft picked up banner mid field, stalled on departure end of runway, crashed. (From .4) during a low pass to pick up a banner, the airplane WA slow and after picking up the banner was unable to fly away with the banner. The pilot elected to drop the banner; however, the airplne departed controlled flight, entered an inadvertent stall/spin from which the pilot did not recover prior to impact with the terrain. (-23) according to gyy ATC tower operators, N8197S was cleared for banner pickup, at their normal location, beside runway 20 at gyy. Controllers observed what they considered a slower than normal climb out after hooking onto banner. The aircraft reportedly proceeded approximately 1500 feet beyond the pickup point before releasing the banner. Aircraft leveled off, temporarily, and while appearing to attempt landing on runway 02, (180 degrees from original direction of flight) spun to the right and impacted the ground short of the runway. Temperature at the time of the accident was 83 degrees f. inspection of aircraft and engine at the accident scene revealed nothing mechanically abnormal.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PICKED UP BANNER MID FIELD, STALLED ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, CRASHED. (FROM .4) DURING A LOW PASS TO PICK UP A BANNER, THE AIRPLANE WA SLOW AND AFTER PICKING UP THE BANNER WAS UNABLE TO FLY AWAY WITH THE BANNER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DROP THE BANNER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLNE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT, ENTERED AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN FROM WHICH THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. (-23) ACCORDING TO GYY ATC TOWER OPERATORS, N8197S WAS CLEARED FOR BANNER PICKUP, AT THEIR NORMAL LOCATION, BESIDE RUNWAY 20 AT GYY. CONTROLLERS OBSERVED WHAT THEY CONSIDERED A SLOWER THAN NORMAL CLIMB OUT AFTER HOOKING ONTO BANNER. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BEYOND THE PICKUP POINT BEFORE RELEASING THE BANNER. AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF, TEMPORARILY, AND WHILE APPEARING TO ATTEMPT LANDING ON RUNWAY 02, (180 DEGREES FROM ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF FLIGHT) SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 83 DEGREES F. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE REVEALED NOTHING MECHANICALLY ABNORMAL.

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 CHI97FA208Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGary, INthe pilot's not obtaining/maintaining airspeed which resulted in a stall.Jul 12, 1997 · Destroyed