# NTSB CHI94LA184: Cessna 150M, N66262, Concordia, KS, May 30, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 30, 1994, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Concordia, KS - Coordinates: 39.56982, -97.660865 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5698&lon=-97.6609&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 12, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9553 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA184 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9553/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA184 ## Probable cause the pilot-in-command's misjudging of the altitude of the airplane and his diversion of attention during the landing. A factor was the improper use of the throttle by the pilot-in-command. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis WHILE ATTEMPTING A BANNER PICKUP THE BANNER LINE INADVERTENTLY HOOKED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH THE BANNER. HE WAITED TO RECEIVE A RADIO CALL FROM THE GROUND CREW INDICATING THAT THE BANNER WAS ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME, HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND HE INADVERTENTLY REDUCED THE THROTTLE WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NOSE DOWN. ## Factual narrative On May 30, 1994, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N66262, registered to James L. Chambers of Concordia, Kansas, and operated by an instrument rated commercial pilot, experienced a hard landing while attempting to land with a banner hooked to the right main landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. The banner towing 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed Concordia, Kansas at 1040. The pilot stated that he hooked the banner with the right main landing gear on picking up the banner for a tow. He indicated that when attempting to land he was making a "STOL" approach until the ground crew notified him, by radio, that the banner was on the ground. He stated that his attention was diverted during the approach and that he reduced the power while the airplane was still "15 to 20" feet in the air and with the additional pull of the banner the airplane impacted the terrain nose down. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66262](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66262-2010-08-11), registration cancelled 2010-08-11, S/N 15075964, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15075964 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A1A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chambers, James L. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Airport: CNK, Blosser Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported - Wind: 170° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CNK ## 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 19940530012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940530012899A), May 30, 1994: Cessna 150M, Concordia, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear hooked banner on banner pickup. Returned. Drag of banner caused drop out on flare and impact. ## Other investigations on N66262 (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN10CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA196), Apr 7, 2010: Cessna 150 (N66262), Waterproof, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to initiate a go-around when encountering the strong gusting winds. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.