NYC87LA005

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna C-150 · Plymouth, MA · October 3, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: October 3, 1986, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
Place: Plymouth, MA
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Approach
Aircraft: N704PYCessna C-150
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report April 25, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19861003047709A
Case key: 30540

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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.

Loss of control - in flightGo-around (vfr)

Distance - misjudgedDual student

Go-around - initiatedPilot in command(cfi)

Remedial action - delayedPilot in command(cfi)

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in command(cfi)Cause

Stall - inadvertentPilot in command(cfi)Cause

In flight collision with terrain/waterGo-around (vfr)

Analysis

The student pilot flared long during landing and the instructor initiated a go around. During a right turn away from buildings, the aircraft stalled and collided with the ground on its nose and flipped over.

Aircraft

Registration: N704PY
Reported as: Cessna C-150
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15078777
Airframe hours: 1,653
Engine: Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Yankee Aviation
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Last inspection: Annual · February 11, 1986 · 65 hours before
Airport: PLY · Plymouth, runway 15, 2,500 × 50 ft, concrete

N704PYRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2011 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078777 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Certificates: Private, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 318 total · 318 in this make and model · 218 as pilot in command · 128 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility: 7 statute miles
Temperature: 66 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19861003047709ACessna 150M · Plymouth, MAThe airctaft stalled during go around. The instructor failed to monitor student actions. Go around started too late.Oct 3, 1986 · N704PY · Substantial damage