# Accident 20011110032299A: Cessna 150L, Nogales, AZ, November 10, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 10, 2001, 09:40 local time - Place: Nogales, AZ - Airport: Nogales Int'L Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 31.4503° N, 110.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4503&lon=-110.8293&mi=10 - Aircraft: N10680, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10680-2003-04-09) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Reported engine: CONT O200A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 65 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA025) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011110032299A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 LAX02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA025), Nov 10, 2001: Cessna 150L (N10680), Nogales, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control while landing in a cross wind. He attempted a go-around, but inadvertently stalled the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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