- Date
- December 14, 1990, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- Nw Philadelphia, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6891GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901214059349A
- Case key
- 36858
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during an attempted go-around which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident were: improper use of the mixture control and carburetor heat.
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 came in on approach and was blown to one side by the wind. He attempted a go around and the engine failed to respond. The airplane stalled and struck the runway in a nose low attitude. A post accident interview by the FAA revealed that the pilot did not use carburetor heat on approach, the mixture was still leaner, and the decision to go around was delayed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6891G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072391
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles L. Michel
- Departed
- 15G · Barberton, OH
- Destination
- PHD
- Airport
- PHD · Harry Clever Field, runway 14, 3,950 × 100 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
- 74
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 846 total · 800 in this make and model · 780 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.