# NTSB ATL84LA079: Cessna 150G, N2462J, Charlottesville, VA, January 7, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 7, 1984, 16:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA079

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL DURING THE LANDING AND ADDED POWER TO GO-AROUND. HE SAID HE PULLED BACKON THE CONTROLS AND INADVERTANTLY RAISED THE FLAPS AFTER HE WAS ALREADY LOSING ALTITUDE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2462J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2462J), registered now, S/N 15065562, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15065562
- Airframe hours: 3007
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jefferey Y. Cotten
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, October 16, 1983, 29 hours before
- Departed: CHO
- Airport: CHO, Charlottesville, runway 3, 6,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CHO

## 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 19840107018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107018729A), Jan 7, 1984: Cessna 150G, Charlottesville, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during crosswind landing.

## Other investigations on N2462J (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 DEN76DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DKG80), Jun 29, 1976: Cessna 150 (N2462J), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage

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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