# Accident 20070719013749A: Cessna 150J, Waldron, MO, July 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2007, 20:15 local time
- Place: Waldron, MO
- Airport: Noahs Ark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2306° N, 94.8042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2306&lon=-94.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5571G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5571G-2008-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070719013749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FORM THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT FOR HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. IT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AFTER THREE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, HE MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. AFTER HE INCREASED THE POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT TURNED AND ROLLED LEFT AND FLEW INTO A CORN FIELD WHERE IT SETTLED INTO THE CROP SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING ABOUT A MONTH, ACCUMULATING 13.5 TOTAL HOURS, HIS FIRST SOLO WAS ON JULY 16, 2007. HIS INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN WITH ANOTHER STUDENT IN THE SAME AIRPLANE EARLIER AND WAS AWARE THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PLANNING TO MAKE A LOCAL SOLO 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 CHI07CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA222), Jul 20, 2007: Cessna 150J (N5571G), Waldron, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around. The cornfield was a factor.

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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