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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · La Center, WA · July 16, 2004

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Date
July 16, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place
La Center, WA
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18542
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04CA136
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N18542Registration cancelled Aug 30, 2006 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073930 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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.

(-23) According to the pilot and flight instructor, the pilot was making an approach to land at daybreak airpark, Washington. On the approach, aircraft was coming in too high (300' AGL) and out of position to complete a normal landing with full flaps down. An attempt was made to go around. He tried to establish rate of climb, but the aircraft was losing altitude. The aircraft continued to descend past the runway. At the time, the pilot was having his bi-annual flight review accomplished. A decision was made to have the flight instructor seating on the right seat to take command of the controls. The end of the runway was heavily treed. The flight instructor continued the flight with full throttle and tried to maneuver the aircraft around the trees with no avail. The aircraft eventually appeared to have hit a tree and jarred the aircraft around to the left. The aircraft was flying se and crashed nose down facing NE. The pilot sustained some injuries (lasceration across the bridge of his nose, cut to the left knee cap, left shoulder bruised, abrasion on forehead, bruise at right forearm and upper front tooth chipped). The flight instructor sustained a sore neck and some abrasions to shoulder area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT DAYBREAK AIRPARK, WASHINGTON. ON THE APPROACH, AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN TOO HIGH (300' AGL) AND OUT OF POSITION TO COMPLETE A NORMAL LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO GO AROUND. HE TRIED TO ESTABLISH RATE OF CLIMB, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND PAST THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME, THE PILOT WAS HAVING HIS BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW ACCOMPLISHED. A DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SEATING ON THE RIGHT SEAT TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE CONTROLS. THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS HEAVILY TREED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITH FULL THROTTLE AND TRIED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE TREES WITH NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY APPEARED TO HAVE HIT A TREE AND JARRED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SE AND CRASHED NOSE DOWN FACING NE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES (LASCERATION ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE, CUT TO THE LEFT KNEE CAP, LEFT SHOULDER BRUISED, ABRASION ON FOREHEAD, BRUISE AT RIGHT FOREARM AND UPPER FRONT TOOTH CHIPPED). THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED A SORE NECK AND SOME ABRASIONS TO SHOULDER AREA.

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 SEA04CA136Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLa Center, WAThe private pilot receiving the flight review's failure to follow the Owner’s Manual's procedures for a go-around. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delay in telling the private pilot to go-around, and the trees.Jul 16, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18542 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19781101023929ILevel Off Touchdown · Astoria, ORHard landing damaged nose gear and prop. Student pilot.Nov 1, 1978 · Minor damage