# NTSB CEN09LA375: Cessna 150G, N2719S, Mineola, TX, June 23, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 23, 2009, 09:53 local (14:53 UTC) - Place: Mineola, TX - Coordinates: 32.672779, -95.506385 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6728&lon=-95.5064&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report December 15, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 74111 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09LA375 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74111/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74111 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA375 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi, and his subsequent failure to maintain control after the inadvertent takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 126 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: qualification/certification](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 280 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150G, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071816), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was practicing a fast-taxi to see if he could keep the airplane running straight down the runway. The airplane inadvertently became airborne and the pilot made three attempts to land. On his last attempt, the airplane stalled, impacted marshy terrain, and a cow and substantially damaging the airplane. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the pilot held a student pilot certificate and did not possess a valid medical certificate. ## Factual narrative On June 23, 2009, at 0953 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N2719S, was substantially damaged when it impacted a pond short of the runway during an attempted go-around at Mineola, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was seriously injured. The local flight originated approximately 0930. According to the FAA inspector who went to the scene, the pilot had just purchased the airplane. He was supposed to fly with another pilot who was working at the airport. When the latter failed to arrive, the pilot decided to taxi the airplane and go look for him. The pilot told the FAA inspector that it was not his intention to fly but to "fast taxi" the airplane down the runway. The airplane "got away from him" and "jumped into the air." He made several attempts to land, each time resulting in a go-around. According to the pilot's accident report, it was his intention to practice "fast taxi to see if I could keep the airplane straight down [the] runway. Apparently, when I reached takeoff speed, the airplane rotated and I was airborne." The pilot flew around the pattern and attempted to land. He said his final approach was too short and he was too high, so he attempted a go-around. He said he encountered turbulence and that was the last thing he remembered. Witnesses said the airplane took off from runway 17 and "appeared to climb out on a normal profile." The the pilot started making "very steep naked turns and was flying erratically." The first landing attempt resulted in a go-around. "[He made an] abrupt 90 degree bank turn to the left with full flaps down and it appeared that the aircraft entered a stall about 3/4 of the way through the 180 degree turn, but the pilot was able to recover. The pilot made multiple landing attempts. On his last attempt, another witness said the airplane touched down midfield. The pilot attempted a go-around, entered a steep left bank and impacted the pond 450 feet east and short of runway 17. A grazing cow was struck and killed. The FAA inspector said the pilot's logbook indicated he had held a student pilot certificate, dated November 21, 1980. They did not see the actual certificate and there is no record that the pilot possessed a current medical certificate. The pilot's logbook indicated he had logged a total of 27.4 hours, all of which was in a Cessna 152. The airplane owner reported to FAA that the pilot's check had been returned for insufficient funds. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2719S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2719S-2017-03-24), registration cancelled 2017-03-24, S/N 15066619, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G - Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15066619 - Airframe hours: 7086 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Michael R. Jaffe - Registered owner: Michael R. Jaffe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 2008 - Departed: 3F9, Mineola, TX - Destination: 3F9, Mineola, TX - Airport: 3F9, Mineola Wisener Field, runway 17, 3,203 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: serious; student; seat: left; flight hours: 27 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: TYR, 25 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 20090623010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090623010309A), Jun 23, 2009: Cessna 150G, Mineola, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On June 23, 2009, at 0953 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N2719S, collided with trees and a cow while executing a go around at Wisener airport in… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 22, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74111. 1.1 MB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 434 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318906&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statements (item 2, .PDF, 284 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318909&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318964&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - FAA Form 8020-23, FAA Accident Report (item 4, .PDF, 263 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318916&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Form%208020-23,%20FAA%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - FAA Form 1360-33, Record of Telephone Conversation (item 5, .PDF, 81 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318908&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Form%201360-33,%20Record%20of%20Telephone%20Conversation-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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