Cessna 150L N18735

Summary

On 26 June 2011 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18735, operated by Tailwheels, Etc., was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2011 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gilbert Airport (GIF)

Coordinates

28.0628, -81.7533

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N18735

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tailwheels, Etc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winter Haven → Winter Haven

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA363

2 people had minor injuries.

The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain control during the attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were conducting takeoffs and landings at the accident airport. While on approach for landing, the CFI initiated a go-around; the airplane then descended and impacted a grassy area off the side of the runway. A witness who observed the accident stated that the airplane was slow and approximately 100 feet left of the runway when the go-around was initiated. She stated that the engine sounded as though it was producing full power. She observed the airplane descend as the wing flaps were retracted before impacting the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both left and right wings. A postaccident inspection revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.