# Accident 20000810004399A: Cessna 150, East Moriches, NY, August 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2000, 14:59 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Lufker Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8109° N, 72.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8109&lon=-72.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103DP-2016-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810004399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.23) MR. SCHWETJE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING MR. COWDEN ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER AFTER THE BOUNCE. HOWEVER, DURING THE CLIMB OUT, MR. COWDEN DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS FROM THERE FULL DOWN POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO A WOODED AREA, FELL THROUGH TREE BRANCHES AND CAME TO REST PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY TREE LIMBS AND THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC00LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA224), Aug 10, 2000: Cessna 150 (N103DP), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a climb during climbout. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to reconfigure the flaps for the aborted landing.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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