ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42250
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| Date: | Saturday 8 August 1998 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Tier Aviation |
| Registration: | N19127 |
| MSN: | 15074187 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6106 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Towanda, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (N27) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot conducted a local flight, and upon returning, entered a left downwind for Runway 5. While on final, the airplane was high and fast. Once over the runway, the pilot made three attempts to land the airplane, but with each attempt the airplane bounced back into the air. After the third bounce and approximately half way down the 3,200 foot runway, the pilot aborted the landing. At an airspeed of 50-60 mph, the pilot retracted the flaps to approximately 10 degrees, and started to anticipate difficulty clearing the trees 3/4 of a mile pass the departure end of the runway. The stall warning horn activated on several occasions, but was not on when the airplane entered the trees. The airplane's stall speed with 20 degrees of flaps was 49 mph, and 55 mph with 0 degrees of flaps. The maximum rate of climb airspeed was 76 mph.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate climb and his premature retraction of the flaps. A contributing factor was his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98FA164
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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