# NTSB ATL93LA114: Cessna 150, N63255, Smyrna, TN, June 22, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1993, 15:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Coordinates: 35.980323, -86.509536 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9803&lon=-86.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL93LA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3228/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA114

## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER FLARE AND THE IMPROPER GO AROUND PROCEDURES USED BY THE PILOT

## 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)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - vfr procedures - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, BUT INSTEAD OF RAISING THE FLAPS TO TAKEOFF, SHE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO FULL UP. SHE SAID THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WITH THE LEFT WING

## Factual narrative

On June 22, 1993, at about 1525 central daylight time, a Cessna 150, N63255 was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during a landing attempt at Smyrna, Tennessee. The student pilot received serious injuries in the accident. The aircraft was owned and being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Mathews Air, Incorporated of Franklin, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the local instructional flight. The flight departed Smyrna, Tennessee at about 1500.

According to witnesses, the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 19. During the landing, the aircraft appeared to land hard and bounced back into the air. The aircraft then swerved off the runway to the left, and the left wing contacted the terrain.

The pilot stated that she landed hard and bounced the aircraft. She then attempted a go around, and accidentally raised the flaps to the full up position. She then lost control of the aircraft and impacted the terrain with the left wing.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63255](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63255-1995-11-14), registration cancelled 1995-11-14, S/N 15077206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077206
- Airframe hours: 6425
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Mathews Air Inc.
- Registered owner: Mathews Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 21, 1993
- Departed: MQY
- Destination: MQY
- Airport: MQY, Smyrna, runway 19, 5,546 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MQY, 1 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 19930622019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930622019949A), Jun 22, 1993: Cessna 150M, Smyrna, TN, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Tried to go around. Dumped flaps. Stalled. Impacted runway. Ran off. Wing hit ground.

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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