# NTSB FTW91LA139: Cessna 150A, N7036X, Jewett, TX, August 2, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1991, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Jewett, TX
- Coordinates: 31.359556, -96.139541 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3596&lon=-96.1395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW91LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23382/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA139

## Probable cause

PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS NEAR THE GROUND AT SLOW AIRSPEED.  A FACTOR WAS THE ATTEMPTED LOW PASS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - low pass - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s)
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE EN ROUTE TO VISIT A MUTUAL FRIEND WHO RESIDED ON THE SHORE OF A LAKE. AS THE PLANE APPROACHED THE LAKE, THE PILOT DESCENDED FROM HIS EN ROUTE ALTITUDE TO EXECUTE A LOW PASS NEXT TO HIS FRIEND'S CABIN TO ALERT HIM TO GO TO THE NEARBY AIRPORT TO PICK THEM UP. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR SLOW FLIGHT, WITH THIRTY DEGREES TO FLAPS, WHILE MAINTAINING 100 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE SHORELINE, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER WHILE RETRACTING THE MANUALLY OPERATED FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND IMPACTED THE TOP OF A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7036X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7036X-1992-01-13), registration cancelled 1992-01-13, S/N 15059136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15059136
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jack R. Horan
- Registered owner: Jack R. Horan
- Departed: ASL, MARSHALL, TX
- Destination: TX06, MEXIA, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 229 total, 214 in this make and model, 182 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19910802031239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031239A), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 150A, Jewett, TX, Destroyed. Pilot struck a tree top while making a low pass over a house. Crashed and flipped over on its back.

## Other investigations on N7036X (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 FTW67F0323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0323), Nov 12, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7036X), San Antonio, TX, 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.

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