# NTSB MIA87LA123: Cessna A150M, N7344A, Jackson, MS, April 1, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1987, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Coordinates: 32.400207, -90.289825 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4002&lon=-90.2898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA123

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - removal of control/gust lock(s) - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - elevator - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - aileron - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, descent - uncontrolled
  - flare - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONTROL COLUMN GUST LOCK PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED, & LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY PERFORMING A THOROUGH PREFLT & ALSO BY USING A CHECKLIST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7344A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7344A-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N A1500723, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1500723
- Airframe hours: 1760
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joseph P. King And R. Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Destination: RMG, ROME, GA
- Airport: HKS, Hawkins, runway 16, 5,386 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: expired; seat: left; flight hours: 605 total, 600 in this make and model, 570 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HKS

## 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 19870401031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401031839A), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna STC150, Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. The pilot lost control of the aircraft at rotation. The control column gust lock had not been removed.

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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