# NTSB ATL84LA291: Cessna 150L, N5447Q, Vine Grove, KY, September 18, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1984, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Vine Grove, KY
- Coordinates: 37.810855, -85.970634 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8109&lon=-85.9706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6547/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA291

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - landing gear,nose gear - vibration
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission(marked)
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground
- Nose over, other

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLL ON AN 1800 FT SOD AIRSTRIP, NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE PLT INITIATED AN ABORTED LANDING. PLT ADDED FULL POWER AND RAISED FLAPS TO 10 DEG. AS ACFT APPROACHED POWER LINES NEAR DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY PLT MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN AND INCREASED THE PITCH WITH THE STALL HORN SOUNDING. PLT CLEARED POWER LINES BUT ACFT DESCENDED IN A STALLED CONDITION UNTIL IT COMPACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5447Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073347
- Airframe hours: 1660
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harry R. Booher
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 13, 1984
- Departed: FTK, FORT KNOX, KY
- Airport: Vine Grove, runway 30, 1,800 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,687 total, 224 in this make and model, 3,335 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LOU, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840918049539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918049539A), Sep 18, 1984: Cessna 150L, Vine Grove, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot made a decision to go around after nose wheel shimmy. Aircraft stalled after pilot pulled up to clear wires.

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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