Cessna 150K N5937G

Summary

On 21 December 2020 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5937G was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. One person was 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

21 December 2020 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (FLY)

Coordinates

38.9457, -104.5712

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N5937G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA099

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s diverted attention to the incorrect flap setting.

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

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The student pilot was performing touch-and-go landings. During the landing roll, the student pilot intended to retract the flaps, but accidently extended the flaps further. While correcting the flap setting, the student pilot transferred his attention inside the cockpit and the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot pulled the throttle back before the airplane departed the side of the runway. The airplane’s nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the grass resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. An examination of the airplane did not reveal any flight control anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.