Cessna 150 N10616

Summary

On 25 January 2015 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N10616 was involved in an accident near Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 January 2015 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Fernandina Beach Muni (FHB)

Coordinates

30.6175, -81.4742

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N10616

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Fernandina Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA114

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s physical impairment due to intense pain, which resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was returning to his home airport during a personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, during the flight, he experienced a pain in his right shoulder, followed by intense pain in his left shoulder. Although he had experienced pain previously in his right shoulder during long car rides, he had never experienced pain in his left shoulder before. Due to the intense pain, the pilot contacted air traffic control, declared an emergency, and requested that an ambulance wait for his arrival. He attempted to line up to the runway for landing but was unable to do so. The airplane impacted a berm and nosed over about 1/2 mile from the airport. The pilot could not recall any other details after that time. The pilot extricated himself from the inverted airplane and was subsequently taken to a hospital. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. During the pilot's postaccident hospital evaluation, no definitive reason for the pain was found. However, considering the pilot's recollection, the intense pain he experienced likely impaired his ability to safely control the airplane and resulted in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.