# NTSB LAX82DUJ41: Cessna 150G, N2688J, Pima, AZ, June 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1982, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Pima, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.999122, -109.879821 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9991&lon=-109.8798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ41
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72227/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ41

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 97 DEGREES AT 10 GUSTING 15 KNOTS. WHILE LANDING, HE FELT THE TOUCHDOWN WOULD BE TOO FAR FROM THE APPROACH END, SO HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 6500 FT AND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, AND WHEN HE BLED OFF THE FLAPS, THE PLANE SETTLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A BUSH AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2688J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2688J-1995-10-16), registration cancelled 1995-10-16, S/N 15065688 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15065688
- Airframe hours: 4608
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bob Lee Moore
- Registered owner: Bob Lee Moore
- Departed: GLENDALE, AZ
- Destination: FLYING J. RANCH, AZ
- Airport: E37, Flying J. Ranch, runway 18, 3,000 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 211 total, 211 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 97° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 216 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820627027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627027409A), Jun 27, 1982: Cessna 150G, Pima, AZ, Substantial damage. Long on landing and drifting off runway. Tried to go around, settled into bush, nosed over. Density altitude.

## Other investigations on N2688J (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 LAX95LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA116), Feb 20, 1995: Cessna 150G (N2688J), Carefree, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's premature retraction of the flaps and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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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