# NTSB ATL02LA093: Cessna 150B, N1299Y, Enterprise, AL, April 26, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 26, 2002, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Enterprise, AL - Coordinates: 31.299722, -85.899719 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2997&lon=-85.8997&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 15, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Brimingham FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54597 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54597/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54597 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an attempted go-around that resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The pilot was conducting short field touch and go landings. During an approach to land, the pilot executed a go around. During the go-around the airplane banked hard to the left and stalled. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. No mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On April 26, 2002, at 1330, central daylight time, a Cessna 150B, N1299Y, registered to a private owner, impacted the runway during a go-around, at Enterprise Municipal Airport, Enterprise, Alabama, while conducting traffic pattern work. The instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged and the Commercial rated helicopter pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Enterprise, Alabama, at 1315. According to the pilot, during his approach to land, he was about 15 feet above the ground, close to stall speed, when the left wing dropped. He then added full power for a go-around. During the go-around the airplane continued to bank left and pointed towards the trees. The pilot could not climb over the trees so he continued the left turn to avoid the trees. He attempted to land the airplane on grass adjacent to the runway. The front nose wheel impacted the ground, the propeller struck the ground with power, and the airplane ended up facing the southwest direction. According to a witness, the pilot was conducting short field touch and go landings to runway 5. Before touchdown, during the approach, the pilot aborted the approach to land, and added full power for a go-around. The witness stated during the go-around the airplane banked hard to the left, stalled, impacted the runway and came rest approximately 200 feet to the right of runway 5. The pilot prior to the accident reported no mechanical malfunctions. Examination of the airplane revealed, the airplane was to the left of runway 5, approximately 333 feet northwest of the runway going in the opposite direction. The nose wheel was separated from the airplane and came to rest in front of the airplane. The nose of the airplane was suspended off the ground by a tree limb. The nose wheel fork was bent aft almost to the fuselage. Both left and right wingtip caps were buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1299Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299Y-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N 15059699, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150B - Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15059699 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bascom H Knight - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 17, 2002, 38 hours before - Departed: EDN, Enterprise, AL - Airport: EDN, Enterprise Muni, runway 5, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; commercial; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 632 total, 12 in this make and model, 80 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: OZR ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020426010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020426010339A), Apr 26, 2002: Cessna 150B, Enterprise, AL, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated he was about 15 feet in the air when very close to a stall when the left wing dropped and he added power to do a go around. The left… ## Other investigations on N1299Y (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 NYC07FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA176), Jul 26, 2007: Cessna 150B (N1299Y), Campbellton, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 17, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54597. 659 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 600 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432538&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432539&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Info. (item 3, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40174796&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Info.-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.