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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Renton, WA · July 9, 2015

Date: July 9, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place: Renton, WA
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12MM
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA175
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total50 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N12MMRegistered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069873 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150J 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.

Pilot entered initial pitch and climb attitude during banner pick-up, pilot stated he got to slow during the initial pitch up, he recognized the onset of the stall, lowered the nose of the aircraft, simultaneously the aircraft assumed the full drag of the banner. The aircraft entered a full stall, the pilot released the banner, pushed the yolk forward in an attempt to recover, however given the very low altitude, impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED INITIAL PITCH AND CLIMB ATTITUDE DURING BANNER PICK-UP, PILOT STATED HE GOT TO SLOW DURING THE INITIAL PITCH UP, HE RECOGNIZED THE ONSET OF THE STALL, LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AIRCRAFT ASSUMED THE FULL DRAG OF THE BANNER. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FULL STALL, THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER, PUSHED THE YOLK FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER, HOWEVER GIVEN THE VERY LOW ALTITUDE, IMPACTED THE GROUND.

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 GAA15CA175Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRenton, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.Jul 9, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12MM · 1

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

Accident 19781203036709ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Issaquah, WAVeered to r,hit tree & hangar.Dec 3, 1978 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Destroyed