Cessna 150G N2878S

Summary

On 6 July 2011 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N2878S, operated by Rinnah LLC, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, 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

6 July 2011 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ)

Coordinates

33.4564, -111.7236

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N2878S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rinnah LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Mesa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA312

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, she was conducting touch-and-go pattern operations during her second supervised solo. During the second touch-and-go, she touched down on the runway to the right of centerline after a normal approach. She then added full power, began retracting the flaps, and tapped the left rudder to correct the airplane back to centerline. Suddenly, the airplane swerved to the left and the pilot added right rudder pedal but the airplane did not respond. The pilot then added brakes in an attempt to stop the airplane but it continued to veer off the runway to the left. The airplane subsequently impacted a raised portion of the taxiway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the nose gear steering linkages and brakes appeared normal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.