Cessna 150J N50757

Summary

On 20 December 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50757, operated by Bamert Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Indian Trail, North Carolina, 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

20 December 2012 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Creek Airport (28A)

Coordinates

35.1192, -80.5856

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50757

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Bamert Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Indian Trail

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13LA095

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate glidepath and airspeed control during short final approach and the airplane’s improper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while returning to his home base airport, the airplane had an electrical power failure, and, subsequently, the flaps would not fully extend. The airplane was high and fast on short final approach, and it touched down about 300 to 400 feet from the departure end of the runway. The flight instructor was unable to stop the airplane, and it overran the runway, went down an embankment, and collided with trees. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of an electrical power failure. The battery was checked with a battery meter, and the battery held a charge. Control continuity was established for all of the flight controls. The flaps were operated with battery power only, and full up and down travel was achieved. An examination of the brakes revealed that they operated normally. No other anomalies were noted with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.