Cessna 150L N10772

Summary

On 20 October 2006 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10772 was involved in an accident near Umatilla, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

20 October 2006 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Umatilla, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Umatilla Municipal (X23)

Coordinates

28.9228, -81.6517

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N10772

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Umatilla → Umatilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07CA007

1 person had minor injuries.

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a go-around, which resulted in a failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush, and an in-flight collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor (CFI) was providing primary instruction to a student pilot. During an approach to land, the airspeed was too high, and as the airplane passed the landing threshold, the CFI told the student to go-around. During the go-around, the student allowed the airspeed to decay, and the airplane stalled, impacting terrain. The CFI stated that the airplane may have crashed because the flaps malfunctioned. Postaccident examination of the airplane disclosed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomaly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.