Cessna 150M N704XA

Summary

On 22 September 1999 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704XA was involved in an accident near Camas, Washington, 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

22 September 1999 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Camas, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Grove Field (WA10)

Coordinates

45.6404, -122.3700

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N704XA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA173

Nobody was injured.

A misjudged approach and inadequate airspeed. Sunglare, a delayed decision to go-around, and not maintaining clearance from a fence were factors.

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

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The pilot reported that while on a long final approach with sun glare in his eyes, he mistook the runway number for the displaced threshold. On short final, the pilot realized that he was low and slow, and the addition of power near the end of the runway was insufficient to maintain flight. During the go-around maneuver, the tail section of the aircraft contacted the airport boundary fence. The aircraft pitched down and subsequently collided with the ground in a nose-down attitude. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction with the aircraft at the time of the accident. The Airport/Facility Directory indicates that the threshold is displaced 413 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.