# NTSB MIA95LA201: Cessna 150L, N19561, Opa Locka, FL, August 10, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1995, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Coordinates: 25.90965, -80.269927 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9096&lon=-80.2699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37812/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA201

## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's improper use of flaps during an attempted go-around.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - terrain condition - runway
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)

## Analysis

The flight instructor stated the student pilot was attempting a touch-and-go landing to runway 27 left, and was not maintaining runway alignment. He informed the student pilot that he had the flight controls and initiated a go-around by pushing the carburetor heat in and increasing power. He raised the flaps from 30 degrees to 20 degrees and the airplane collided with the runway.

## Factual narrative

On August 10, 1995, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N19561, registered to a private owner, leased by Negro Airman International Flying Corporation, Opa Locka, Florida, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed on landing at the Opa Locka Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the commercial-rated flight instructor and student pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated about 30 minutes before the accident.

The CFI stated that the student pilot was attempting a touch-and-go landing to runway 27 left, and was not maintaining runway alignment. He informed the student pilot that he had the flight controls and initiated a go-around by pushing the carburetor heat in and increasing power. He raised the flaps from 30 degrees to 20 degrees and the airplane collided with the runway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19561](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19561-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 15074488, built 1973 (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: 1507488
- Airframe hours: 4892
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Negro Airman Int. Flying Corp.
- Registered owner: Asencio Antonio Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 18, 1995, 11 hours before
- Departed: OPF, FL
- Airport: OPF, Opa Locka, runway 27L, 4,308 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 542 total, 150 in this make and model, 411 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OPF

## 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 19950810028509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810028509A), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 150L, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. CFI took over late to realign with runway and failed to flare for landing. Had raised flaps to 20 from 30 degrees.

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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