# NTSB NYC91LA203: Cessna 150L, N17210, Moraine, OH, August 5, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1991, 17:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place: Moraine, OH
- Coordinates: 39.700466, -84.219963 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7005&lon=-84.2200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36983/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA203

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - updraft
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - berm

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH.  HE SAID, 'IN AN ATTEMPT TO DO A MISSED APPROACH, I INCREASED THROTTLE....THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, THEN...LEFT AND WENT NOSE DOWN INTO THE GRASS.'  THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 40.6 HOURS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17210](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17210), registered now, S/N 15073666, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073666
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Moraine Aero Service
- Registered owner: Unk/Na
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Airport: I73, Moraine Airpark, runway 26, 3,500 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19910805036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910805036889A), Aug 5, 1991: Cessna 150L, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Landing in strong crosswind ballooned on flare veered right and left then nosed down into grass.

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.

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