# NTSB MIA96LA057: Cessna 150J, N60647, New Port Richey, FL, January 6, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 6, 1996, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC) - Place: New Port Richey, FL - Coordinates: 28.280155, -82.630439 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2802&lon=-82.6304&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report May 9, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37967 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37967/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA057 ## Probable cause FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHILE LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft parked/standing - object - vehicle - object - fence ## Analysis THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 WITH A CROSSWIND FROM 160 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, HE TOOK OUT THE AILERON CORRECTION, APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, AND TOUCHED DOWN AT 60 MPH. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRPLANES, A VEHICLE, AND A FENCE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NOT HAD A BIENNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW SINCE 1941. HE HAD 2 HOURS IN THE CESSNA 150, AND HIS LAST PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS 9 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ## Factual narrative On January 6, 1996, about 1330 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150J, N60647, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at Hidden Lake Airport, New Port Richey, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated about 25 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he was attempting to land on runway 23 and made a go-around. He remained in left closed traffic and made another approach. There was a crosswind from the left and he was crabbing the airplane. Just before touchdown, he took out the aileron correction and applied right rudder, touching down at about 60 mph. The airplane veered to the right. He applied left rudder and the airplane continued to the right off the runway. He added full throttle in an attempt to initiate a go-around, however it was too late, and the airplane collided with two parked airplanes, a boat, a truck, and another vehicle before coming to a stop. He further stated he has not had a biannual flight review since he obtained his airman rating in 1941. His last flight in the Cessna 150J was in April 1995, and he has 2 hours total time in the Cessna 150J. A witness stated he observed the airplane crossing his backyard at a high rate of speed before it collided with parked airplanes, vehicles, and a fence. The wind was favoring runway 5 with a slight quartering crosswind. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60647](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60647-2005-04-22), registration cancelled 2005-04-22, S/N 15070475, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150J - Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15070475 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth D. Peterson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 7, 1995, 1 hours before - Departed: X-28 - Airport: X-28, Hidden Lake, runway 23, 2,700 × 48 ft, macadam ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 157 total, 2 in this make and model, 137 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 11 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PIE, 12 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 19960106000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960106000289A), Jan 6, 1996: Cessna 150J, New Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Used incorrect crosswind corrections on landing. Veered off runway. Began go around hit parked planes and vehicles. ## Other investigations on N60647 (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 MIA71FLA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLA18), Nov 7, 1970: Cessna 150J (N60647), Jacksonville, FL, 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.