ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365367
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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 1991 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Of Houston |
| Registration: | N60544 |
| MSN: | 15070388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3465 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cypress, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cypress, TX (2XS3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRPLANE WAS ALLOWED TO DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, THE SAFETY PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PIC RELINQUISHED CONTROL OF THE SAFETY PILOT. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AND THE INADVERTENT STALL EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER. A FACTOR WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA073
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1974 | N60544 | Kirby Flying S | 2 | Pittsburg, KS | |
w/o |
| 24 August 1991 | N60544 | Private | 0 | Tomball, TX | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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