Cessna 150 N6709S

Summary

On 23 October 2015 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6709S was involved in an accident near Millbrook, New York, 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

23 October 2015 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Millbrook, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Acres (44N)

Coordinates

41.7072, -73.7381

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6709S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poughkeepsie → Millbrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA033

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of heading control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing flare he encountered "wind shear" and crosswind conditions. About 10 feet above the runway, the airplane ballooned and the nose rotated 30 degrees to the left. He added full power to go-around, but the airplane drifted to the left of the runway and the left wing impacted a tree. Subsequently, the airplane spun around 180 degrees and came to rest in grass to the left of the runway. The fuselage and left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A routine aviation weather report 8 nautical miles southwest of the airport reported the wind at 020 degrees true at 13 knots gusting to 17 knots, and clear skies. The landing runway heading was 350 degrees magnetic, which resulted in a 10 knot crosswind component. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.