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October 25, 1995 · Cessna 150M · N63566

Centralia, IL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 25, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Centralia, IL
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Tail Number
N63566
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI96LA019

THE PILOT REPORTED LANDING LONG. REALIZING THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO COME TO A SAFE STOP, HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. TO AVOID THE CORNFIELD AHEAD OF HIM, THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. BELIEVING HE STILL DID NOT HAVING ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO AVOID THE CORNFIELD, THE PILOT 'INCREASED PITCH AND RETRACTED THE REMAINING FLAPS.' 'THE AIRCRAFT STALLED' AND IMPACTED IN THE CORNFIELD. THE PROCEDURE FOR A GO-AROUND IN THIS AIRPLANE, TAKEN FROM THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, READS, 'UPON REACHING A SAFE AIRSPEED, FLAPS SHOULD BE SLOWLY RETRACTED TO THE FULL UP POSITION.' EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's improper use of flaps leading to the inadvertant stall.

Full Narrative

On October 25, 1995, at 1605 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 150M, N63566, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when after takeoff the airplane stalled and subsequently impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91. A flight plan was not on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The airplane was on a local flight which took off from Centralia, Illinois, at 1556 cdt. In his written statement, the pilot reported landing long on runway 09, a grass runway. Realizing that he did not have enough runway remaining to come to a safe stop, the pilot elected to "take off again." The airplane bounced back into the air when it crossed the slightly-raised intersection of runway 18-36. "There was a cornfield ahead." In an attempt to avoid the cornfield, the pilot added full power and retracted the flaps to 20 degrees. He believed he did not have enough altitude to avoid the cornfield, so the pilot "increased pitch and retracted the remaining flaps." "The aircraft stalled, the left wing dropped," and the airplane impacted in the cornfield. The procedure for a balked landing (go-around) climb, taken from the Cessna 150M Pilot's Operating Handbook, is to reduce the wing flap setting "to 20 degrees immediately after full power is applied. Upon reaching a safe airspeed, flaps should be slowly retracted to the full up position." The FAA inspector who examined the wreckage reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane which could have contributed to the accident. The pilot is a foreign national from India. He obtained his private pilot's certificate in the United States on September 25, 1995. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records of the pilot's private pilot certificate number currently indicate "pending."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:05 CDT
Nearest AirportCentralia Municipal (1nm ENE)
Runway9
Runway Length2750 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150M
Tail NumberN63566
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
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 25 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind210° @ 10 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 10000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point63 F / 28 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time20:54
Weather SourceWFAC

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