- Date
- July 15, 2002, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Omaha, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22715Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20020715023609A
- Case key
- 55195
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was haze.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on final approach to a private airstrip, the pilot realized he was well left of the runway centerline, so he initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the pilot noticed trees and rising terrain in front of him. "Becoming aware of the terrain, [the pilot] checked [his] instruments and saw that with flaps down, [he] was already behind the power curve." With the trees ahead, the pilot turned the airplane to an open area. Subsequently, after executing a "hard right [turn], the aircraft stalled and impacted the earth." A witness, who owned the airstrip, reported that there was some haze in the area at the time of the accident.
Factual narrative
On July 15, 2002, approximately 0800 central daylight time, a Cessna 150H single-engine airplane, N22715, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during a go-around at a private airstrip near Omaha, Arkansas. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant and registered owner of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed the Boone County Airport, Harrison, Arkansas, approximately 0745.
According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot stated that he was flying to the airstrip to have maintanence work completed on his airplane. The accident flight was the pilot's first flight to the airstrip, which was located approximately 15 miles northwest of the Boone County Airport. Upon arriving at the airstrip, the pilot crossed over the runway, which was obscured by trees on the approach end. While on final approach, the pilot realized he was well left of the airstrip centerline, so he initiated a go-around. During the ensuing go-around, the pilot noticed trees and rising terrain in front of him. "Becoming aware of the terrain, [the pilot] checked [his] instruments and saw that with flaps down, [he] was already behind the power curve." With the trees ahead, the pilot turned the airplane to an open area. Subsequently, after executing a "hard right [turn], the aircraft stalled and impacted the earth."
A witness, who owned the airstrip, reported that there was some haze in the area at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22715
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068468
- Airframe hours
- 2,799
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 2001 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- HRO · Harrison, AR
- Destination
- Omaha
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
- 79
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- May 2, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 189 in this make and model · 127 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 610 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.