ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366336
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| Date: | Monday 20 August 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation East |
| Registration: | N18147 |
| MSN: | 15073820 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2688 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norfolk, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| (MA07) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 18, WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND. HE SAID HE ADDED FULL POWER, AND RAISED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. HE CONTINUED A LEFT DRIFT TOWARD TREES IN A NOSE HIGH, LOW AIRSPEED CONDITION. THE PILOT INCREASED THE PITCH AND ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS TO CLEAR THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND STRUCK THE TREES IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE FAA REPORTED THERE ARE TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY AND THE WINDS AS 090 DEGREES AT 10 KTS, GUSTS TO 20 KTS, VARIABLE TO 060 DEGREES AT 14 KTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND DESCENT INTO TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA198
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 19:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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