20150109000129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Pontiac, IL · January 9, 2015

Date: January 9, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Pontiac, IL
Airport: Pontiac Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2871S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA114
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2871SRegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Cessna 150GS/N 15066771 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine 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.

During a student pilot cross country the instructor initiated a go around during approach to landing due to gusty wind conditions (gust to 28 reported). When power was added, the engine hesitated and stalled, likely due to the extreme cold weather conditions and rapid power advancement. They landed on the remaining runway, however, due to the strong crosswinds, the aircraft drifted off the runway and into a snow drift and flipped over causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the student or instructor.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A STUDENT PILOT CROSS COUNTRY THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A GO AROUND DURING APPROACH TO LANDING DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS (GUST TO 28 REPORTED). WHEN POWER WAS ADDED, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND STALLED, LIKELY DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND RAPID POWER ADVANCEMENT. THEY LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A SNOW DRIFT AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT OR INSTRUCTOR.

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 CEN15LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPontiac, ILThe flight instructor’s loss of directional control during an attempted go-around with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the engine.Jan 9, 2015 · Substantial damage