# NTSB MIA95LA202: Cessna 150M, N704ZQ, Knightdale, NC, August 13, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 13, 1995, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC) - Place: Knightdale, NC - Coordinates: 35.790485, -78.479286 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7905&lon=-78.4793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37813 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA202 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37813/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA202 ## Probable cause THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHEN HE SAW THAT HE WOULD NOT LAND ON THE RUNWAY. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED HE KEPT THE AIRPLANE IN A SLIP UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED THE AIRPLANE FOR ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY HE WAS OVER THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND AND IT GROUND LOOPED. ## Factual narrative On August 13, 1995, about 1015 eastern daylight time, N704ZQ, registered to the pilot ran off the side of the runway and nosed over on landing at Knightdale Airport, Knightdale, North Carolina, while on 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from the same airport about 45 minutes earlier. The pilot was observed by witnesses to land long, and downwind on runway 19. The airplane then veered off the right side, struck a ditch and nosed over. The pilot stated he kept the airplane in a slip until just before touchdown. When applied rudder to straighten the airplane alignment on the runway he was over the right side of the runway and touched down. He lost control of the airplane and in retrospect he stated he should have executed a go-around. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704ZQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ZQ-2011-07-11), registration cancelled 2011-07-11, S/N 15079006, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 60745 - Airframe hours: 4324 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David R. Overby - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1995, 10 hours before - Departed: W17 - Airport: W17, Raleigh East, runway 19, 3,000 × 22 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 162 total, 162 in this make and model, 71 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 7 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: RDU, 24 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 19950813023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023189A), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna 150M, Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Used slip on approach. Recovered off edge runway. Landed on grass. Ground looped. Failed to make go around. ## Other investigations on N704ZQ (1) 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. - [NTSB ATL81DLJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ08), Jun 16, 1981: Cessna 150 (N704ZQ), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.