# NTSB LAX86FA282: Cessna 150H, N23222, Phoenix, AZ, July 7, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1986, 07:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.67918, -112.090438 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6792&lon=-112.0904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX86FA282
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24925/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA282

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - supervision - poor, flight instructor(on ground) (contributing factor)
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport/facilities - inadequate (contributing factor)
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

THE PLT PERFORMED 1 NORMAL TOUCH & GO OPERATION, & TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY ON THE SECOND PLANED TOUCH & GO WHICH WAS TO TERMINATE WITH A RIGHT DEP OUT OF THE PATTERN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT ROLL STRAIGHT ALONG THE RWY CENTERLINE FOR ABOUT 800 FT THEN BEGIN A GRADUAL DIVERGENCE FROM THE RWY WHICH SEEMED TO STABILIZE AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY EDGE, THE ACFT ROLLED AT A CONSTANT RATE OF SPEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 900 FT THROUGH THE DIRT AREA BETWEEN THE RWY & ADJACENT TAXIWAY BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE DRAINAGE ABUTMENT. THE WITNESSES SAW THE WINGS OF THE ACFT ROCK BACK & FOURTH DURING THE GND ROLL THROUGH THE DIRT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT TRACKS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACFT DID OSCILLATE ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS & SHIFT WEIGHT FROM SIDE OT SIDE DURING THE GND ROLL. THE PLT HAD ACCRUED ONLY 8 DUAL HOURS TO THE FIRST UNSUPERVISED SOLO. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE SECOND SOLO FLIGHT WITHOUT SUPERVISION. NO PREIMPACT FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23222](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23222-1992-04-23), registration cancelled 1992-04-23, S/N 15068804 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15068804
- Airframe hours: 4913
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gerald L. Rauton
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 1986, 15 hours before
- Airport: DVT, Deer Valley, runway 25L, 5,300 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 25 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 108 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DVT

## 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 19860707030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707030829A), Jul 7, 1986: Cessna STC150, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Lost control while making touch and go landings. Veered off runway and collided with a concrete abutment.

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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