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May 13, 1995 · Cessna 150M · N9215U

Indian Trail, NC

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 13, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Indian Trail, NC
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Tail Number
N9215U
Operator
Christopher Dowd Mills
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ATL95LA096

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A VISUAL LANDING, AT GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT, IN INDIAN TRAIL, NORTH CAROLINA. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 22. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, IN A NOSE HIGH, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE NOSE THEN PITCHED DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN, ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE INTACT, THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED, AND THE THROTTLE WAS HALF WAY IN.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

Full Narrative

On May 12, 1995, about 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150, N9215U, collided with the ground during a landing at Indian Trail, North Carolina. The airplane was operated by a student pilot, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. There were no injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The local flight originated about 1820, on the same day. A commercial rated pilot, with 500 hours of total flight time, observed the aircraft after initial touch down on runway 22. The aircraft bounced, and then pitched up. The witness recalled that the aircraft was then about 15 feet above the ground, to the left of the runway, in a nose high, left wing down attitude. The nose then pitched down, and the aircraft collided with downward sloping terrain, adjacent to the runway. The nose gear broke off and the airplane nosed over. According to the student pilot, the initial touchdown seemed normal. The pilot said that when the aircraft bounced, he initiated a go-around. As he attempted the go-around, the aircraft turned to the left, and then collided with the downsloping terrain. The pilot climbed out of the aircraft unharmed. The witness observed that fuel was venting from the left wing and the flaps were fully extended. The flight controls were intact, the carburetor heat was on, and the throttle was half way in. There were no marks on the runway, and the nose gear had broken off at the engine mounts. At this time the pilot stated that the aircraft had caught a gust of wind, and that he had attempted a go-around. At 1950, on the same day, the weather service on the field, at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, 20 nautical miles west of the accident, reported winds from 130 degrees at 3 knots.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time20:30 EDT
Nearest AirportGoose Creek Airport (0nm)
Runway22
Runway Length2350 ft
Runway Width40 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150M
Tail NumberN9215U
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorChristopher Dowd Mills
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 26 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind130° @ 3 kt
Visibility12 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point54
Altimeter0
Observation Time00:50
Weather SourceWFAC

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