- Date
- September 9, 1982, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- East Haddam, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3601JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820909044919A
- Case key
- 70541
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that just prior to flaring, the aircraft had started drifting to the left; therefore, a decision was made to abort the landing. A go-around was initiated and flap retraction was started. However, the aircraft stalled and landed in a swamp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3601J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-64901
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth Meloney
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Meloney
- Departed
- East Haddam, CT
- Destination
- East Haddam, CT
- Airport
- Goodspeed Airport, runway 32, 2,118 × 50 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.