- Date
- June 27, 1983, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N714HACessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830627027299A
- Case key
- 6105
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Analysis
The student plt was practicing landings on rwy 7 & completed 1 successful landing. He reported that on the 2nd approach, a gust of wind blew the acft to the left, so he made a go-around. A 3rd approach was made with the acft lined up slightly to the left of the rwy centerline. The plt reported that at an altitude of 5 to 10 ft AGL, a gust of wind was encountered again, which blew the acft to the left of the rwy & over the grass. He elected to go-around again. He stated that he applied full power, pushed the carb heat off, began 'milking' the 20 deg of flaps up, and entered a slight climb with a slight right bank. The right bank was reduced when he felt that the rate of climb was insufficient. He reported that the acft was blown into trees on the left side of the runway. Witnesses estimated that the wind was variable from 070 to 140 deg at 10 KTS. The 1850 EDT wind at Columbia, SC (7 mi west) was 180 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714HA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079178
- Airframe hours
- 2,750
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midlands Aviation Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 12, 1983 · 70 hours before
- Airport
- CUB · Owens Field, runway 7, 3,456 × 150 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAE, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.