# Accident 20150109000129A: Cessna 150G, Pontiac, IL, January 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Airport: Pontiac Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9244° N, 88.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9244&lon=-88.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2871S-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150109000129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA114), Jan 9, 2015: Cessna 150G (N2871S), Pontiac, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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