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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Nogales, AZ · November 10, 2001

Date
November 10, 2001 · 09:40 local
Place
Nogales, AZ
Airport
Nogales Int'L Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10680
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA025
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total65 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(.19) On November 10, 2001, about 1140 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 150L, N10680, made a hard landing at Nogales, Arizona. Alpha air was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed ryan field, tucson, Arizona, about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A witness told the safety board investigator that the airplane bounced on landing. It went about 50 feet back into the air, and then the right wing hit the ground and the airplane cartwheeled. Both wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. (-23) pilot attempted to land at the Nogales, AZ airport on a local flight from the tucson ryan, AZ airport. On landing, pilot reports that he made a landing with a left cross wind. The initial touch down was on the left tire. The a/c drifted to the right in the flare. He states that he saw the runway edge lights under the aircraft and attempted a go-around. On the go-arou ND, the pilot was disoriented and believes that the aircraft ballooned up. He believed that the aircraft stalled at about 10 to 15' in a left turn. Witnesses reported that the aircraft stalled at approximately 60 feet. The aircraft pitched down and struck the runway on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to exit the runway to the left side of runway 21. The aircraft nosed over causing damage to most of the aircraft. At this time, no causal factors are known. (.4) on November 10, 2001, about 1140 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150L, N10680, collided with the runway during an attempted go-around at Nogales, Arizona. Alpha air, inc., was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed ryan field, tucson, Arizona, about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot submitted a written statement. He reported that he crossed the airport at midfield while maintaining a heading of 160 degrees to enter the left down wind for runway 21. He recalled that the winds were from 120 degrees at 9 knots. While on downwind, he was aware that the wind was pushing him toward the runway and he had to correct more than he expected to stay parallel to the runway. As he turned to the base leg, he reduced power and selected 20 degrees of flaps. The wind continued to push him toward the runway, so he made a continuous turn to final. Once established on final, he lowered the flaps to 40 degrees, maintained 65 mph, and crabbed into the wind. The pilot said the approach was stable and he was maintaining centerline until he flared. He felt he must have taken some of his correction out, because just prior to touchdown the airplane moved to the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear touched down near the edge of the runway. He felt that if he continued the landing attempt, the right main and nose landing gear would be off the runway in dirt, and he would be in position to collide with the lights along the runway. He elected to attempt a go-around. The pilot said he added full power and the nose of the airplane pitched up. A witness told him that the airplane bounced about 40 feet back into the air. The pilot said the airplane stalled, turned to the left, and struck the ground in a nose down, left wing low attitude near midfield. Both wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, ABOUT 1140 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N10680, MADE A HARD LANDING AT NOGALES, ARIZONA. ALPHA AIR WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1000. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A WITNESS TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING. IT WENT ABOUT 50 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE NOGALES, AZ AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM THE TUCSON RYAN, AZ AIRPORT. ON LANDING, PILOT REPORTS THAT HE MADE A LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSS WIND. THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WAS ON THE LEFT TIRE. THE A/C DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT IN THE FLARE. HE STATES THAT HE SAW THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE GO-AROU ND, THE PILOT WAS DISORIENTED AND BELIEVES THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP. HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT ABOUT 10 TO 15' IN A LEFT TURN. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME, NO CAUSAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, ABOUT 1140 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N10680, COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AT NOGALES, ARIZONA. ALPHA AIR, INC., WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1000. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. HE REPORTED THAT HE CROSSED THE AIRPORT AT MIDFIELD WHILE MAINTAINING A HEADING OF 160 DEGREES TO ENTER THE LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 21. HE RECALLED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 120 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, HE WAS AWARE THAT THE WIND WAS PUSHING HIM TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND HE HAD TO CORRECT MORE THAN HE EXPECTED TO STAY PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. AS HE TURNED TO THE BASE LEG, HE REDUCED POWER AND SELECTED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE WIND CONTINUED TO PUSH HIM TOWARD THE RUNWAY, SO HE MADE A CONTINUOUS TURN TO FINAL. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL, HE LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 40 DEGREES, MAINTAINED 65 MPH, AND CRABBED INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT SAID THE APPROACH WAS STABLE AND HE WAS MAINTAINING CENTERLINE UNTIL HE FLARED. HE FELT HE MUST HAVE TAKEN SOME OF HIS CORRECTION OUT, BECAUSE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE FELT THAT IF HE CONTINUED THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD BE OFF THE RUNWAY IN DIRT, AND HE WOULD BE IN POSITION TO COLLIDE WITH THE LIGHTS ALONG THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED FULL POWER AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP. A WITNESS TOLD HIM THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT 40 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE STALLED, TURNED TO THE LEFT, AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE NEAR MIDFIELD. BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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