- Date
- April 19, 1989, 13:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- New Cumberland, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3570LCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890419009609A
- Case key
- 11496
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions during an attempted go-around. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition and the pilot's low level of experience.
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
The plt stated that the landing apch was fast and high so he elected to go-around. During the go-around the acft settled onto the runway and traveled off the left side of the runway. It continued into a grass area before striking a wooden tee hangar structure. Inspection failed to reveal any failure/malfunction of the acft; however, the carb heat control was found in the on position and the spark plugs were sooted. The plt reported winds from 270 degs at 10 KTS. The landing was being made on rwy 22.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3570L
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062370
- Airframe hours
- 1,080
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alex Wright
- Registered owner
- Alex Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1988 · 37 hours before
- Airport
- 7G1 · Herron, runway 22, 2,050 × 20 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 43 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.