Cessna 150H N22715

Summary

On 15 July 2002 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22715 was involved in an accident near Omaha, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one 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

15 July 2002 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Omaha, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.4503, -93.1842

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22715

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrison → Omaha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA204

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was haze.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on final approach to a private airstrip, the pilot realized he was well left of the runway centerline, so he initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the pilot noticed trees and rising terrain in front of him. "Becoming aware of the terrain, [the pilot] checked [his] instruments and saw that with flaps down, [he] was already behind the power curve." With the trees ahead, the pilot turned the airplane to an open area. Subsequently, after executing a "hard right [turn], the aircraft stalled and impacted the earth." A witness, who owned the airstrip, reported that there was some haze in the area at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.