# NTSB MIA07CA106: Cessna 150L, N1786Q, Greensboro, GA, June 10, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 10, 2007, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Greensboro, GA
- Coordinates: 33.5977777777778, -83.1388888888889
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5978&lon=-83.1389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Atlanta, Georgia
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07CA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65957/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA106

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to retract the wing flaps during a go-around, which resulted in a stall, and uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - directional control - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command
  - weather condition - gusts
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - flaps - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The pilot stated that the approach to landing was uneventful. She said there was some wind, but it was manageable, and as she crossed the numbers she encountered a gust strong enough to push the airplane to the right of the runway, about 50 feet.  She said she attempted to guide the airplane back over the runway, but was hit by another gust of wind, and at that time she decided to perform a go-around. The flaps were still set at 40 degrees, and she said she initiated the go-around, applying full power, and her next recollection was slamming into the ground, bouncing back up, and then coming to rest nose down. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there were no indications of any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that the approach to landing was uneventful. She said there was some wind, but it was manageable, and as she crossed the numbers she encountered a gust strong enough to push the airplane to the right of the runway, about 50 feet.  She said she attempted to guide the airplane back over the runway, but was hit by another gust of wind, and at that time she decided to perform a go-around. The flaps were still set at 40 degrees, and she said she initiated the go-around, applying full power, and her next recollection was slamming into the ground, bouncing back up, and then coming to rest nose down. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there were no indications of any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1786Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1786Q-2008-05-27), registration cancelled 2008-05-27, S/N 15073086, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073086
- Airframe hours: 2088.87
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William J. Peek Jr
- Registered owner: Waillam J. & Deborah J. Peek
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007, 15.3 hours before
- Departed: LZU, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
- Destination: 3J7, Greensboro, GA
- Airport: 3J7, Greene County Airpark, runway 6, 5,004 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 196 total, 172 in this make and model, 196 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: AHN, 23 nm away

## 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 20070610009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610009849A), Jun 10, 2007: Cessna 150L, Greensboro, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) As pilot crossed numbers of runway 06, she encountered a gust of wind enough to push her approximately 50 feet to the right; airspeed was 65 mph. Pilot…

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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