# NTSB BFO94LA068: Cessna 150H, N22601, Mount Vernon, OH, April 17, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 17, 1994, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Mount Vernon, OH - Coordinates: 40.39022, -82.470245 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3902&lon=-82.4702&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 25, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 8911 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO94LA068 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8911/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA068 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the ground. Factors were transmission wires and the pilot's inadequate inflight decision. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - other ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD MISTAKEN A DRAG STRIP FOR A RUNWAY. HE SAID HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT THERE WERE WIRES AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS ACROSS THE DRAG STRIP AND HE HAD TO MANEUVER ABOVE AND BELOW THEM. WHILE MANEUVERING UNDER AND OVER THE WIRES, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRFRAME OR ENGINE ANOMALIES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. . ## Factual narrative On Sunday, April 17, 1994, about 1415 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N22601, owned and operated by the pilot, collided with a guardrail during a aborted approach to a drag strip mistaken for a runway, near Mount Vernon, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he was on a visual flight rules flight and was destined for the Knox County Airport in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He stated that he thought he spotted the airport and started his approach to land. The pilot stated that once he got close to the strip, he realized that it was a drag strip and not the airport's runway, and attempted to go-around. He stated that there were wires across the drag strip and he tried to maneuver the airplane below and above the wires. He stated, "...I tried to get back up, but ducking the electrical wires caused me to stall and hit [the] guardrail...." The pilot stated that there were no airframe or engine anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane collided with a guardrail which ran along the side of the drag strip in a north-south direction. Scrape marks on the guardrail extended about 50 feet, running north to the south, and stopped at the inverted airplane. The inspector stated that there were about ten wires at different heights across the approached end of the drag strip. The Knox County Airport has one runway, runway 10-28. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N22601](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22601-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 15068395, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H - Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: C15068395 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Raymond Bolin, Jr. - Registered owner: Raymond Bolin, Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 31, 1994 - Departed: 4G3, ALLIANCE, OH ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 290 total, 70 in this make and model, 290 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MFD, 32 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 19940417016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417016179A), Apr 17, 1994: Cessna 150H, Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Made approach to drag strip by mistake. Tried to go around. Struck guard rail edge of strip ducking under wires. From the NTSB's public API. 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