# Accident 19990605006429A: Cessna 150G, Rimrock, AZ, June 5, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 5, 1999, 14:30 local time - Place: Rimrock, AZ - Airport: Private - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6801° N, 111.7004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6801&lon=-111.7004&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2675J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2675J-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G - Reported engine: CONT O200A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 57 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA211) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT STALLED ON TAKE-OFF, STRUCK A 20 FOOT BERM, CRASHED, AND WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 5, 1999, AT 1430 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N2675J, COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AFTER ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 5 AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN RIMROCK, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT. THE SPOUSE WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR. SHE STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS ONLY PLANNING ON DOING SOME PATTERN WORK FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES. WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT LANDED APPROX. 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2,200-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT APPROX. 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE EXTENDED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEY DID NOT SEE THE FLAPS RETRACT. THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DISCREP ANCIES NOTED WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE, AND IT APPEARED TO BE AT FULL POWER WHEN THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO-AROUND. WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED ON-SCENE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR. HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL, AND THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROX. 2 INCHES OF FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS INDICATING BOTH TANKS. HE STATED THAT THE FLAPS WERE INDICATING 30 DEGREES VISUALLY. THE POINTER IN THE COCKPIT WAS BROKEN; HOWEVER, WHEN HE MOVED THE FLAP HANDLE IT WAS NOT RESTRICTED. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE FAA INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THE EMBANKMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET HIGHT. THE ACFT AND POWERPLANT WERE INSPECTED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM CESSNA AND TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS, WHO ARE PARTIES TO THE INVESTIGATION, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN FAA INSPECTOR. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED BY THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER OR THE POWERPLANT MANUFACTURER. THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS FOUND AT 30 DEGREES. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2,200-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO ABORT THE LANDING, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND LEFT IN 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FEET, STALLED, AND COLLIDED WITH A 15-FOOT-HIGH EMBANKMENT LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER'S OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THIS AIRPLANE, FLAP DEFLECTIONS OF 30 AND 40 DEGREES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED AT ANY TIME FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WERE EXAMINED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX99LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA211), Jun 5, 1999: Cessna 150G (N2675J), Rimrock, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and to maintain airspeed during the aborted landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's failure to adjust the flaps… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. 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