Cessna 150L N5443Q

Summary

On 15 January 2015 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N5443Q, operated by Aptis Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Stow, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

15 January 2015 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stow, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Minuteman Airfield (6B6)

Coordinates

42.4606, -71.5178

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N5443Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Aptis Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Stow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15CA101

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action in response to the student pilot's improper go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack, experiencing an aerodynamic stall, and impacting a parked airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor (CFI) stated that the student pilot flared the airplane too high while on approach for landing, and he instructed her to conduct a go-around. The student responded by applying engine power, but did not lower the airplane's nose. The CFI assumed control of the airplane "too late," and the airplane subsequently stalled and impacted an unoccupied airplane parked near the runway, resulting in substantial damage. The CFI reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.