# NTSB ATL82DA124: Cessna A150, N5919J, Leonardtown, MD, April 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Coordinates: 38.290775, -76.639007 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2908&lon=-76.6390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71414/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA124

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS SPEED WAS FAST ON BASE LEG AND FINAL APPROACH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, HE FAILED TO RETURN THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL TO THE COLD POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCERERATE ADEQUATELY. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY FELT A STALL BUFFET AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING, RAN OFF THE END, AND COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5919J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5919J), registered now, S/N A1500219, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1500219
- Airframe hours: 1704
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Patuxent River Navy Flying Clu
- Registered owner: Patuxent River Navy Flying Clu
- Departed: NAS PATUXENT RI, MD
- Destination: NAS PATUXENT RI, MD
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 2W6, St. Mary'S County, runway 11, 3,250 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles

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.

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