# NTSB CHI91LA018: Cessna 150, N19168, Greenfield, IN, October 28, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 28, 1990, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Coordinates: 39.7896, -85.769096 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7896&lon=-85.7691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA018

## Probable cause

A STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED DUE TO AN IMPROPER GO-AROUND.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - go-around - improper, dual student (cause)
  - stall/spin - encountered (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WHILE TEACHING A STUDENT PLT EMERGENCY LDG PROCEDURES, THE CFI SAID THAT WHEN A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A STALL/SPIN AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19168-1991-04-10), registration cancelled 1991-04-10, S/N 15074208 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074208
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: John A. Layne, doing business as Mt. Comfort Aviation Flt Sch
- Airport: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 884 total, 184 in this make and model, 788 as pilot in command, 239 in the last 90 days, 69 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: IND, 15 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 19901028047179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028047179A), Oct 28, 1990: Cessna 150L, Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. Stalled and spun in during go around from simulated forced landing.

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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