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New Orleans, LA
While on final approach, the flaps were positioned at 30 degrees for a full-stop landing on runway 18L. After initial touchdown, the pilot pulled the throttle back and the 'engine RPM [surged] up.' The airplane became airborne and drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around. During the attempted go-around, the pilot added full power, and retracted the flaps to 10 degrees; however, the airplane did not climb. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground nose down and came to rest upright. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 120 degrees at 10 knots.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted landing. A factor was the crosswind.
On September 19, 2000, at 1203 central daylight time, a Cessna 150K, single-engine airplane, N5864G, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was owned by a private individual and operated by Double Bridges Aviation, LLC of Enterprise, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Mobile, Alabama, at 1040. According to the pilot, while on final approach, the flaps were positioned at 30 degrees for a full-stop landing on runway 18L (3,699 feet long and 75 feet wide) at NEW. After initial touchdown, the pilot pulled the throttle back and the "engine RPM [surged] up." The airplane became airborne and drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around. During the attempted go-around, the pilot added full power, and retracted the flaps to 10 degrees; however, the airplane did not climb. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground nose down and came to rest upright. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 120 degrees at 10 knots. According to an FAA inspector who responded to the accident site, the propeller, engine cowling, and engine firewall were damaged.