# Accident 20020715023609A: Cessna 150H, Omaha, AR, July 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Omaha, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4503° N, 93.1842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4503&lon=-93.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22715-2005-01-31) (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 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715023609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N22715 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A GO-AROUND IN THE VICINITY OF A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR OMAHA, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REGISTERED OWNER, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. UPON ARRIVING AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AND AFTER COMPLETING AN OVER FLIGHT, THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS ENTERED. COMPLETING THE DOWNWIND TO BASE AND UPON TURNING TO THE FINAL APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE DESTINATION, IDENTIFYING AND EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO AN ADJOINING COW PASTURE. REALIZING THE MISTAKE AT OR NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED BUT NEVER ATTAINED, CLIMB AIRSPEED WAS NEVER ACHIEVED. REALIZING OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WAS IMPOSSIBLE, THE AIRMAN TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTING THE EARTH, COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE. THE POST ACCIDENT ON SITE REVIEW DISCOVERED THE CARBURETOR DE-ICING IN THE ON POSITION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW02LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA204), Jul 15, 2002: Cessna 150H (N22715), Omaha, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was haze.

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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