- Date
- May 12, 1983, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cheraw, SC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21991Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830512018909A
- Case key
- 5914
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student was on his 5th dual instructional flt & was practicing landings with his instructor. They had completed 3 or 4 landings & were in the traffic pattern for another when an intense thunderstorm cloud moved over the arpt. A plt/witness stated that a hi wind developed & was blowing down rwy 25, on which the aircrew were practicing landings. As the acft was rocked by the wind, the aircrew applied power & initiated a go-around. Reportedly, aircrew applied full power, but the acft could not gain alt & skimmed along the rwy at an estimated 30 to 50 ft. about halfway down the rwy, it entered a shallow left turn, then fell nose down, crashed & burned. No evidence of a preimpact, mechanical malfunction or failure was found. The flap jackscrew was found in a position that corresponded to about 20 deg of flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21991
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074595
- Airframe hours
- 4,440
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Whitley'S Flight Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 2, 1982 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- 47J · Cheraw, runway 25, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 35 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.