19971217039059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A150K · Jacksonville, FL · December 17, 1997

Date: December 17, 1997 · 12:15 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1218M
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98FA025
Reported as: Cessna A150K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total210 in this make and model

N1218MRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Cessna A150KS/N A15000018 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna A150K Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Picked up banner tow then stalled and spun in. Nose high climbout. Over gross wt. Second pilot not authorized. (-23) airman was conducting banner tow operations. This was the first pick up of the day. Airman made low pass and hooked the banner and started a climb. At the top of the climb at approximately 200 feet AGL the airman leveled the aircraft the left wing dropped and the aircraft contacted the ground nose first. Airman failed to maintain airspeed and the aircraft stalledduring the level off. The aircraft was at or above maximum gross weight due to passenger. Banner tow company has unwritten policy prohibiting passengers.

As the FAA filed it

PICKED UP BANNER TOW THEN STALLED AND SPUN IN. NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. OVER GROSS WT. SECOND PILOT NOT AUTHORIZED. (-23) AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS. THIS WAS THE FIRST PICK UP OF THE DAY. AIRMAN MADE LOW PASS AND HOOKED THE BANNER AND STARTED A CLIMB. AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRMAN LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLEDDURING THE LEVEL OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT OR ABOVE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT DUE TO PASSENGER. BANNER TOW COMPANY HAS UNWRITTEN POLICY PROHIBITING PASSENGERS.

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 ATL98FA025Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying speed following a banner pick up, which resulted in a stall and an uncontrolled collision with the ground. A related factor was: the pilot allowed the maximum certificated gross weight of the airplane to be…Dec 17, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1218M · 1

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

Incident 19800422050479ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Hillsboro, IAPilot passed out. Passenger landed plane.Apr 22, 1980