# NTSB FTW00LA266: Cessna 150K, N5864G, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 19, 2000, 12:03 local (17:03 UTC) - Place: New Orleans, LA - Coordinates: 29.959718, -90.08065 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9597&lon=-90.0807&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50303 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA266 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50303/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA266 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted landing. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5864G), registered now, S/N 15071364, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071364 - Airframe hours: 7442 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; 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) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000919014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919014609A), Sep 19, 2000: Cessna 150K, New Orleans, LA, No damage. (-23) After touchdown, the pilot stated that a/c became airborne for undetermined reason. The pilot attempted to initiate a go-around, but was unable to climb… 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.