Plane Crash List

Cessna 150M N45194

26 February 1998 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 February 1998 at about 14:44 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N45194, operated by Wrightway Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 14:44
Classification
Accident
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Daytona Beach Int'l (DAB)
Coordinates
29.1898, -81.0509
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N45194
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Wrightway Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA98LA087

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to maintain adequate airspeed, during the final approach and flare to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and allowed the wingtip to drag during touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After performing airwork, the flight instructor and a beginning student pilot returned to the traffic pattern. They turned base, then final, with 20 degrees of flaps extended. The wind was last reported to be a direct crosswind from the right at 4 knots. The CFI stated that they flared slightly high, and the flight appeared to be 'slightly fast.' He held the pitch attitude, and the airplane began to sink at a higher rate than expected. The CFI added partial, then full power to go-around, while maintaining the pitch attitude. He said the flight controls felt sluggish, and he relaxed the back pressure. The airplane began to bank to the left, which was not corrected with full right aileron and rudder. The left wingtip then contacted the runway, and the airplane rotated about 180 degrees and came to rest in an upright position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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