# NTSB ATL94LA022: Cessna 150L, N5340Q, Kinston, NC, November 21, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 21, 1993, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Coordinates: 35.270351, -77.58934 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2704&lon=-77.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL94LA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA022

## Probable cause

WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT  CONTROL DURING THE GO AROUND. A FACTOR WAS THE WIND GUSTS WHICH OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, WORKING ON TAKEOFFS AND  LANDINGS. WHILE LANDING THE AIRPLANE, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. HE ADDED POWER, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TURF RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A BEAN FIELD. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD  LOGGED ABOUT 23 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Factual narrative

On November 21, 1993, at about 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N5340Q, collided with terrain following a loss of control during landing at the Moss Hill Airport, near Kinston, North Carolina. The student pilot had minor injuries. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Moss Hill Airport, Inc. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, solo-instructional flight. The flight originated in the Moss Hill Airport at about 1500.

The pilot reported the following: He was in the traffic pattern, working on takeoffs and landings. While landing the airplane, he encountered a gust of wind. He added power, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane collided with the sod airstrip, and came to rest in a bean field. Structural damage to the left wing and fuselage resulted.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5340Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340Q-2006-05-15), registration cancelled 2006-05-15, S/N 15073240, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073240
- Airframe hours: 5989
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Moss Hill Airport, Inc.
- Registered owner: Moss Hill Airport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1993, 56 hours before
- Airport: 6NC9, Moss Hill Airport, runway 1, 3,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 21 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IS0, 8 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 19931121046229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121046229A), Nov 21, 1993: Cessna 150L, Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. Student report wind gust landing caused loss of control. Collided with runway. Came to rest in a bean field.

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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