- Date
- November 9, 1987, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Carmel Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6920FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871109063079A
- Case key
- 25899
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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
The plt & passenger were on a flt to an arpt with a 2475' rwy & a displaced threshold of 665'. The plt rprtd that when he entered the apch to lnd on rwy 11, the acft was higher than necessary. He contd the apch, but when the acft had not touched down, after traveling about 2/3 of the way down the rwy, he elected to go around. He stated that he 'pushed in' the throttle & carb heat, & 'retracted some flaps.' However, the acft did not gain sufficient alt. Subsequently, it struck a 50' tree beyond the end of the rwy & slightly left of the rwy centerline. Also, the plt rprtd there was a steep incline beyond the dep end of the rwy which was surrounded by trees. The arpt facilities directory warned of trees & stated 'no touch & go lndgs.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6920F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063520
- Airframe hours
- 5,953
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John M. Matula
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1987 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Airport
- 062 · Carmel Valley, runway 11, 2,475 × 35 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 208 total · 90 in this make and model · 178 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.