# NTSB CHI96LA244: Cessna 150L, N11303, Versailles, MO, July 16, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 16, 1996, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Versailles, MO - Coordinates: 38.430198, -92.839271 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4302&lon=-92.8393&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10314 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA244 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10314/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA244 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - go-around - performed, pilot in command - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis A witness reported that the airplane had full flaps and was high on final approach. About 2/3 down the runway the pilot applied full power to reject the landing. The witness reported that the airplane pitched up and rolled left after the power was applied. The airplane's left wingtip struck the ground followed by the airplane doing a cartwheel maneuver. The pilot said the airplane was influenced by a gusty crosswind. The witness said the wind was from the southwest at 5 to 8 mph. ## Factual narrative On July 16, 1996, at 1530 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 150L, N11303, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged when it cartwheeled after its left wingtip collided with the ground during a go-around on runway 25 (2,805' X 39' dry asphalt) at the Roy Otten Memorial Airfield, Versailles, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating on a VFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported minor injuries. The flight departed Lee's Summitt, Missouri, at 1430 cdt. The pilot's said his airplane was on final approach when he extended 15 degrees of flaps. His written statement said his airplane "...was still fast and running out of runway" when he did an aborted landing. The pilot said he "...applied full throttle, and pull[ed] back on [the] yoke. Plane went down and to left." During an interview with the pilot on July 17, 1996, he said his final approach was too low and fast. He said the airplane banked left after he added full power. He said a gusty crosswind existed at the time he was landing. The pilot said he did not see a wind sock and had no idea where the wind was coming from. When asked how he would judge his final approach path the pilot responded by saying he would use the visual approach slope indicator (VASI) light system. He added that the runway did not have a VASI system. When asked how he would judge his final approach path without the VASI aid, he responded, "By feel, I guess." A witness to the accident said he saw N11303 on a high final approach for runway 25. This witness said the winds were from the southwest at between 5 and 8 miles per hour. He said the airplane had full flaps extended and was about 100 to 200 feet above the runway threshold as it passed over it. He said the airplane's pitch attitude was less than a level flight attitude and that he heard no engine noise. The witness said the airplane was about 2/3 to 3/4 the way down the runway before it attempted to go around. He then heard the engine power increase and saw the airplane pitch up, stall, and roll to the left. N11303's wingtip struck the ground followed by a cartwheel maneuver according to this witness. The on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal flight. The airport has a wind sock and wind tetrahedron at runway 25's midfield location. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11303](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11303-2006-11-29), registration cancelled 2006-11-29, S/N 15075312, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15075312 - Airframe hours: 5600 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Midwest Executive Airc., Inc. - Registered owner: P&K Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 1996, 25 hours before - Departed: K84, LEE'S SUMMITT, MO - Airport: 3VS, Roy Otten Mem. Airfield, runway 25, 2,805 × 39 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 8 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JEF, 260 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 19960716017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017809A), Jul 16, 1996: Cessna 150L, Versailles, MO, Substantial damage. High and fast began belated go around. Pitched up. Stalled. Wing tip hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled. From the NTSB's public API. 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