Cessna 150L N7176G

Summary

On 4 March 1996 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N7176G, operated by John S. Wheeler, was involved in an accident near Cummings, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 March 1996 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cummings, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Mathis (PVT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N7176G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John S. Wheeler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA057

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's abrupt retraction of the flaps and his failure to coordinate airspeed with flap retraction which resulted in the lack of airplane performance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was making full-stop landings and takeoffs. On the second landing, as he flared for touchdown, the airplane ballooned. The pilot elected to go around. He stated that the airplane did not appear to be performing well, and that the rate of climb was insufficient to avoid rising terrain at the end of the runway. He therefore did not adjust the flaps. The owner of the airplane indicated that the pilot failed to adjust the nose attitude in coordination with flap retraction. The flaps were found in the retracted position when the airplane was examined following the accident. The engine was placed on a test stand and operated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.