19990922047019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Camas, WA · September 22, 1999

Date: September 22, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place: Camas, WA
Airport: Grove Field Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N704XA
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA173
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 161 total93 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N704XARegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078945 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine 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.

(.4)The pilot reported that while on a long final approach with sun glare in his eyes, he mistook the runway number for the displaced threshold. On short final, the pilot realized that he was low and slow, and the addition of power near the end of the runway was insufficient to maintain flight. During the go-around maneuver, the tail section of the aircraft contacted the airport boundary fence. The aircraft pitched down and subsequently collided with the ground in a nose-down attitude. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction with the aircraft at the time of the accident. The airport/facility directory indicates that the threshold is displaced 413 feet. (-23)pilot came in for landing too low and the tail of the aircraft hit a fence at the end of the runway. Aircraft hit ground, bounced, and hit ground with nose wheel. Substantial damage to nose gear and tail.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH WITH SUN GLARE IN HIS EYES, HE MISTOOK THE RUNWAY NUMBER FOR THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOW AND SLOW, AND THE ADDITION OF POWER NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER, THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY INDICATES THAT THE THRESHOLD IS DISPLACED 413 FEET. (-23)PILOT CAME IN FOR LANDING TOO LOW AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND, BOUNCED, AND HIT GROUND WITH NOSE WHEEL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND TAIL.

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 SEA99LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCamas, WAA misjudged approach and inadequate airspeed. Sunglare, a delayed decision to go-around, and not maintaining clearance from a fence were factors.Sep 22, 1999 · Substantial damage