SEA94LA155

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Hubbard, OR · June 21, 1994

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 21, 1994, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place
Hubbard, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N19297Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1995
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19940621018029A
Case key
41957

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Probable cause

Delayed in flight planning/decision.

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.

OverrunTakeoff - aborted
Remedial action - delayedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - aborted
Object - fence

Analysis

During an instructional flight, the flight instructor took over the controls from the student pilot while on final approach for landing. The instructor applied full power and retracted the flaps to go around, however, the airplane would not climb sufficiently to clear trees. The instructor opted to abort the takeoff and the airplane touched down near the end of the runway and travelled into a fence. There was no evidence found to indicate a mechanical failure or malfunction.

Factual narrative

On June 21, 1994, at 1300 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N19297, collided with a fence after the pilot aborted the go around at the Lendhardt Airpark, Hubbard, Oregon, during the local instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the flight instructor and student pilot were not injured.

The flight instructor reported that the student was practicing short field landings. During the landing approach with 40 degrees of flaps extended, the airplane was approximately half way down the runway when the instructor took over to go around. The flight instructor pushed in full power and retracted the flaps. The flight instructor stated that when he retracted the flaps they did not respond. The airplane was not climbing sufficiently to clear trees and the instructor aborted the go around. The airplane touched down near the end of the runway and travelled into a fence before coming to a stop.

During the on site inspection by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Hillsboro, Oregon, Flight Standards District Office, the inspector reported that the electrical flap system was tested several times and was found to operate within normal parameters.

To this date, the owner/operator has not returned the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report form.

Aircraft

Registration
N19297
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15074315
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Cougar Aviation
Registered owner
Cougar Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
7S9 · Lendhardt Airpark, runway 20, 2,256 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
27
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
450 total

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
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.