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October 2, 1988 · Cessna 150F · N8681S

Payson, AZ

Overview

Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 2, 1988
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Payson, AZ
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Tail Number
N8681S
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX89LA003

The aircraft collided with an obstacle during a go-around from the Red Creek private dirt strip. The pilot reported that he had never landed at the 2000 ft dirt strip and had no other short or soft field takeoff/landing practice beyond his instruction at an 8000 ft paved runway and practice takeoffs and landings at an abandoned dirt strip in the desert four days prior to the planned flight. The pilot got too low on his approach. He compensated for his low approach by increasing his angle of attack. When the pilot realized the aircraft attitude was too high and his airspeed too low, he initiated a go-around. He added full power, made a shallow bank to the left, and retracted 20 degrees of flaps. The aircraft lost the remaining altitude and collided with a steel fence post. The aircraft nosed over about 30 ft to the left of the landing strip and about 500 ft past the threshold.

Full Narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTACLE DURING A GO-AROUND FROM THE RED CREEK PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NEVER LANDED AT THE 2000 FT, DIRT STRIP AND HAD NO OTHER SHORT OR SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF/LANDING PRACTICE BEYOND HIS INSTRUCTION AT AN 8000 FT PAVED RUNWAY AND PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT AN ABANDONED DIRT STRIP IN THE DESERT FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE PLANNED FLIGHT. THE PLT GOT TOO LOW ON HIS APRCH. HE COMPENSATED FOR HIS LOW APRCH BY INCREASING HIS ANGLE OF ATTACK. WHEN THE PLT REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH AND HIS AIRSPEED TOO LOW, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE ADDED FULL POWER, MADE A SHALLOW BANK TO THE LEFT, AND RETRACTED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE A/C LOST THE REMAINING ALT AND COLLIDED WITH A STEEL FENCE POST. THE A/C NOSED OVER ABOUT 30 FT TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING STRIP AND ABOUT 500 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:00 MST
Nearest AirportRed Creek Private (0nm N)
Runway24
Runway Length2000 ft
Runway Width50 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150F
Tail NumberN8681S
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 32 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility50 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Observation Time10:00
Weather SourcePILO

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