# NTSB DEN03LA015: Cessna 150F, N7198F, Logan, UT, November 12, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 12, 2002, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: Logan, UT - Coordinates: 41.787498, -111.8525 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7875&lon=-111.8525&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Salt Lake City Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 56056 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN03LA015 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56056/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA015 ## Probable cause The pilot's premature flare and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the dusk light conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - flare - high, pilot in command (contributing factor) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - light condition - dusk (contributing factor) - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The pilot said "I think I flared too high and it was taking me more time than [sic] usual to land and then everything went wrong." He said the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Subsequently, the left aileron was damaged, the outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, and the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, official sunset was at 1710 mountain standard time. The pilot stated in his accident report that dusk light conditions existed at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On November 12, 2002, at approximately 1645 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150F, N7198F, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during an attempted go-around at Logan-Cache Airport, Logan, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by a private individual under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country, solo, instructional flight that had originated approximately 1 hour before the accident from Heber Valley, Utah. The pilot had filed and activated a visual flight rules flight plan. The pilot said "I think I flared too high and it was taking me more time than [sic] usual to land and then everything went wrong." He said the airplane started drifting to the right and he decided to do a go-around. The pilot said that the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. The outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet, and the left aileron was damaged, According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, official sunset was at 1710 mountain standard time. The pilot stated in his accident report that dusk light conditions existed at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7198F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198F), registered now, S/N 15063798, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15063798 - Airframe hours: 5007 - Engines: Continental O-200A42 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry Pierce - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 30, 2002, 26 hours before - Departed: 36U, Heber, UT - Destination: LGU, Logan, UT - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: LGU, Logan/Cache, runway 35, 5,900 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 18; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.36 inHg - Observed at: LGU ## 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 20021112030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112030659A), Nov 12, 2002: Cessna 150F, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was returning from heber city, Utah on his first solo cross country trip. He entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 35. His… ## Other investigations on N7198F (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 NYC68D0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0276), Oct 20, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7198F), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage 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.