- Date
- September 19, 2000, 12:03 local (17:03 UTC)
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5864GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000919014609A
- Case key
- 50303
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted landing. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final approach, the flaps were positioned at 30 degrees for a full-stop landing on runway 18L. After initial touchdown, the pilot pulled the throttle back and the 'engine RPM [surged] up.' The airplane became airborne and drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around. During the attempted go-around, the pilot added full power, and retracted the flaps to 10 degrees; however, the airplane did not climb. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground nose down and came to rest upright. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 120 degrees at 10 knots.
Factual narrative
On September 19, 2000, at 1203 central daylight time, a Cessna 150K, single-engine airplane, N5864G, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was owned by a private individual and operated by Double Bridges Aviation, LLC of Enterprise, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Mobile, Alabama, at 1040.
According to the pilot, while on final approach, the flaps were positioned at 30 degrees for a full-stop landing on runway 18L (3,699 feet long and 75 feet wide) at NEW. After initial touchdown, the pilot pulled the throttle back and the "engine RPM [surged] up." The airplane became airborne and drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around. During the attempted go-around, the pilot added full power, and retracted the flaps to 10 degrees; however, the airplane did not climb. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground nose down and came to rest upright.
The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 120 degrees at 10 knots.
According to an FAA inspector who responded to the accident site, the propeller, engine cowling, and engine firewall were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5864G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071364
- Airframe hours
- 7,442
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Double Bridges Aviation, LLC
- Registered owner
- Marvin Q. Jerkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 10, 2000 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- MOB · Mobile, AL
- Destination
- NEW · LA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NEW · New Orleans Lakefront, runway 18L, 3,699 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NEW
FAA reports on this event · 1
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