MIA71FKG67

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150K · Metter, GA · March 10, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1971
Place
Metter, GA · METTER, GA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8498MCessna A150K
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160574

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0977  71/3/10    METTER,GA           CESSNA A150K        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8498M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          METTER,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- ON GO AROUND PLT BROUGHT FLAPS UP,PUSHED CARB HEAT IN,THEN ADDED POWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N8498M
Reported as
Cessna A150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Metter

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.