# NTSB NYC98LA002: Cessna 150M, N63235, Georgetown, DE, October 2, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1997, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Coordinates: 38.690811, -75.380676 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6908&lon=-75.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39479/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA002

## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane bounced during landing touchdown on Runway 31.  The student pilot initiated a go-around with minimal airspeed, deflecting the control wheel aft.  The airplane entered a departure stall extremely close to the ground, and the CFI attempted a recovery immediately. The CFI assured the throttle was full forward, and the airplane continued in its stalled attitude to the ground.

## Factual narrative

On October 2, 1997 about 1230 Eastern Daylight Time, N63235, a Cessna 150M, was substantially damaged during landing at Sussex County Airport (GED), Georgetown, Delaware.  The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.  The instructional flight originated in Dover, Delaware, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to the CFI, the airplane bounced during landing touchdown on Runway 31.  The student pilot then "initiated a go-around with minimal airspeed," deflecting the control wheel aft.  The CFI stated that the airplane entered a "departure stall extremely close to the ground," and attempted a recovery immediately. The CFI assured the throttle was full forward and "the airplane continued in its stalled state to the ground."

According to the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who examined the accident site, the airplane struck the ground in a nose-down attitude off the left side of the runway.  The Inspector reported that the instructor and student pilot had 700 and 20 hours of total time, respectively.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63235](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63235-2000-03-28), registration cancelled 2000-03-28, S/N 15077193 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077193
- Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Diamond Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 33N, CHESWOLD, DE
- Destination: GED
- Airport: GED, Sussex County Airport, runway 31, 2,330 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 737 total, 72 in this make and model, 638 as pilot in command, 127 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DOV, 27 nm away

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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