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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Wadsworth, OH · May 6, 1998

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Date
May 6, 1998 · 17:40 local
Place
Wadsworth, OH
Airport
Wadsworth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21971
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA052
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N21971Registration cancelled Dec 15, 2003 · Cessna 150LS/N 15074579 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During pilot second superervised solo flight at 3G3, rwy 20, acft hit top of trees and crashed in cornfield. (.4)the student pilot was completing his second supervised solo flight. The airplane touched down half way down the 3,500-foot-long runway, and bounced about 4 to 6 feet in the air. The instructor said that he used a handheld radio to communicate with the pilot and called to the pilot to 'reflare,' but there was no response. He heard the sound of full power being applied. The airplane climbed in a nose high attitude to about 100 feet, banked left, rotated 180 degrees, and nosed into a corn field. The pilot had 21 hours of total flight experience, all in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The pilot said that the accident could have been prevented if he had more training at a small airport, such as the accident airport. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed the carburetor heat in the cold position, and the flaps set at 40 degrees (full flaps). The examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. (-23) the student pilot and CFI departed cak @ approx. 1700 local for a vfrtraining flight to 3G3, Wadsworth, Ohio. The CFI gave dual on shortfield operations @ 3G3. The student pilot was then released for his 2nd supervised solo with instructions to stay in closed traffic @3G3. On the second landing, the aircraft bounced approx 4' in the air. The student pilot attempted to go-around with full flaps. At approx 100-150' AGL he attempted to avoid a tree stand, stalled and began a spin entry before impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PILOT SECOND SUPERERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AT 3G3, RWY 20, ACFT HIT TOP OF TREES AND CRASHED IN CORNFIELD. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HALF WAY DOWN THE 3,500-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY, AND BOUNCED ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AIR. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE USED A HANDHELD RADIO TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PILOT AND CALLED TO THE PILOT TO 'REFLARE,' BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HE HEARD THE SOUND OF FULL POWER BEING APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO ABOUT 100 FEET, BANKED LEFT, ROTATED 180 DEGREES, AND NOSED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT HAD 21 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD MORE TRAINING AT A SMALL AIRPORT, SUCH AS THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE COLD POSITION, AND THE FLAPS SET AT 40 DEGREES (FULL FLAPS). THE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI DEPARTED CAK @ APPROX. 1700 LOCAL FOR A VFRTRAINING FLIGHT TO 3G3, WADSWORTH, OHIO. THE CFI GAVE DUAL ON SHORTFIELD OPERATIONS @ 3G3. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR HIS 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO STAY IN CLOSED TRAFFIC @3G3. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED APPROX 4' IN THE AIR. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS. AT APPROX 100-150' AGL HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A TREE STAND, STALLED AND BEGAN A SPIN ENTRY BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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 IAD98LA052Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWadsworth, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.May 6, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N21971 · 1

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

Accident 19790206002449ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Flint, MIStudent lost control on landing roll. Acft veered into snow bank and flipped over.Feb 6, 1979 · Substantial damage