What happened
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On 8/24/2016, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted departed northampton airport (7B2) at approximately 9:00 am in a Cessna 150F, N8120S destined for superior, Wisconsin. They had planned several fuel stops; the first at bradford county airport (N27) which was uneventful. The second planned fuel stop was at Venango Regional Airport (fkl) in Franklin, PA.
Fifteen (15) miles prior to arriving at fkl, they contacted youngstown approach to cancel their flight following. At this time, they were informed that runway 03/21 was closed via NOTAM. They listened to and observed another aircraft make a standard traffic pattern for runway 30 at fkl and elected to use runway 30 as well. privacy data omitted Stated the AWOS was reporting winds from 210 at 9 knots, gusting to 18 knots. This presented a left crosswind, 90 degrees to the runway. privacy data omitted, A student pilot, was manipulating the controls under the supervision of privacy data omitted, a certified flight instructor (CFI).
privacy data omitted Stated he was using approximately a 30 degree crab angle during approach using 30 degrees of flaps, and made a power off flare. He was being blown off the runway by the crosswind so he added power to make a go around. The aircraft, however, did not accelerate from the 30 knots he stated was his airspeed. privacy data omitted Made a verbal statement that he had not shut off the carburetor heat, and the flaps were still set to 30 degrees. The student pilot lost control of the airplane and the CFI was unable to regain control. The airplane came to rest approximately one hundred fifteen (115) feet from the right edge of runway 30, and one hundred (100) feet from the left edge of runway 03. The right main landing gear and the nose landing gear were both bent backwards. The fuselage was wrinkled fore and aft of a bulkhead/former just aft of the main landing gear. The firewall also sustained damage at the bottom.
Both pilots were questioned whether there were any mechanical difficulties with the airplane, and both responded there were no mechanical problems.
Both pilots provided written statements explaining the details of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/24/2016, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM IN A CESSNA 150F, N8120S DESTINED FOR SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN. THEY HAD PLANNED SEVERAL FUEL STOPS; THE FIRST AT BRADFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (N27) WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE SECOND PLANNED FUEL STOP WAS AT VENANGO REGIONAL AIRPORT (FKL) IN FRANKLIN, PA.
FIFTEEN (15) MILES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT FKL, THEY CONTACTED YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH TO CANCEL THEIR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. AT THIS TIME, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT RUNWAY 03/21 WAS CLOSED VIA NOTAM. THEY LISTENED TO AND OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT MAKE A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 30 AT FKL AND ELECTED TO USE RUNWAY 30 AS WELL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 210 AT 9 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THIS PRESENTED A LEFT CROSSWIND, 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI).
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS USING APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE CRAB ANGLE DURING APPROACH USING 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS, AND MADE A POWER OFF FLARE. HE WAS BEING BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY BY THE CROSSWIND SO HE ADDED POWER TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, DID NOT ACCELERATE FROM THE 30 KNOTS HE STATED WAS HIS AIRSPEED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A VERBAL STATEMENT THAT HE HAD NOT SHUT OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND THE FLAPS WERE STILL SET TO 30 DEGREES. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN (115) FEET FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 30, AND ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 03. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE BOTH BENT BACKWARDS. THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED FORE AND AFT OF A BULKHEAD/FORMER JUST AFT OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE FIREWALL ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE AT THE BOTTOM.
BOTH PILOTS WERE QUESTIONED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND BOTH RESPONDED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
BOTH PILOTS PROVIDED WRITTEN STATEMENTS EXPLAINING THE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.