# Accident 20151023020159A: Cessna 150H, Lagrangeville, NY, October 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7072° N, 73.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7072&lon=-73.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709S-2016-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 363 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151023020159A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOUR THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTED DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT (KPOU) TO PERFORM SOME TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER COMPLETING THE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT REQUESTED A DEPARTURE FROM THE PATTERN TO SKY ACRES AIRPORT (44N). UPON HIS ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FLARED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED A VIOLENT WIND SHEAR AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED RAPIDLY.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, IT BALLOONED 20 FEET FURTHER UPWARD AND WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT, TOWARDS THE ADJACENT TREE LINE AND RISING TERRAIN.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND PUSHED THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN IMMEDIATELY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM STALLING, TO AVOID THE TREES AND TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE TRUNK. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AROUND THE TREE WHILE DRAGGING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. OCCUPANTS REMAINED CONSCIOUS, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, UNINJURED.  THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CURRENT & CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS FLIGHT.  HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT ALSO CORRESPONDED TO THE PILOT?S ACCOUNT OF THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED THE STRONGEST WINDSHEAR THAT HE HAD EVER WITNESSED, WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SINGLE TREE. NO VIOLATIONS WERE NOTED.

## 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 GAA16CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA033), Oct 23, 2015: Cessna 150 (N6709S), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of heading control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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