- Date
- June 8, 1990, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6285GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900608020899A
- Case key
- 8245
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during the flare phase of the approach/landing. Contributing to the accident was a sudden increase in winds.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While attempting a landing the pilot experienced a downdraft during the flare phase of the approach. The airplane touchdown was hard causing substantial damage. The student pilot was on the second attempt when the winds gusted up to 30 mph. An experienced pilot who landed before the accident reported experiencing the same gusty conditions. The weather forecast did not predict convective conditions. However, the student failed to maintain flying speed during the final phase of the approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6285G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071785
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Greenwood Aeronautics Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- GRD · Greenwood County
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 17 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRD, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6285G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.