# Accident 20140318002869A: Cessna 150M, Greenwood, IN, March 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2014, 10:43 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6364° N, 86.0553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6364&lon=-86.0553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9432U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9432U-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,385 total, 227 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140318002869A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 EDT N9432U, A CESSNA CE-150-M WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HFY).

THE ATP RATED INSTRUCTOR PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.   THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO JOSHUA EDWIN GROH AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 91.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL MANEUVERES AND WHILE RECOVERING FROM SLOW FLIGHT, THE STUDENT STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN, HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN TO ADD POWER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND AFTER EVALUATION, MADE A DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROUNDING OUT AND STARTING ITS FLARE, THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP AND STALL. THIS RESULTED IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

PREVAILING WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 KNOTS.  THE INDIANAPOLIS TEMPERATURE/DUE POINT/HUMIDITY AT 0954 WAS 35/27/72% AND AT 1049 WAS 39/30/70%.  UTILIZING THE CARBURETOR ICE PROBABILITY CHART INDICATES THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS ICING AT CRUISE POWER.  UTILIZING THE ?NEW? CARBURETOR ICE PROBABILITY CHART AND FACTORING IN HUMIDITY INDICATES THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS ICING AT ANY POWER.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AIRFRAME, LANDING GEAR, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER.  ALL CONTROL CABLES DEMOSTRATED THAT THERE WAS STILL CONTINUITY FROM THE CONTROL INPUTES TO ALL CONTROL SURFACES. THERE WAS VISIBLE FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND THE FUEL FILTER.  A CHECK OF THE ENGINE REVEALED FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR AS WELL.  ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED AND NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND.

## 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 CEN14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA161), Mar 18, 2014: Cessna 150M (N9432U), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that carburetor heat was used while performing maneuvers at reduced power settings in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted…

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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