14 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in Corona, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 03/20/2012
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L, registration: N11630
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot stated that he was practicing a touch-and-go landing and that he pulled up the controls during the landing flare because the airplane was high. He then realized that the airplane was about to stall and added power. The airplane turned left about 45 degrees, bounced once in the adjacent grass, and crossed a taxiway. The airplane subsequently impacted a hangar and the airplane’s engine section to the firewall went through the closed hangar door. Both wings and the cabin area of the fuselage were badly bent and wrinkled. Postaccident examination of the engine, airframe, and flight controls revealed no deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare.
On April 12, 2011, at 0853 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N11630, sustained substantial damage following a loss of aircraft control and impact with a hangar door at Corona Municipal Airport (AJO), Corona, California. The private pilot received minor injuries and his passenger received serious injuries. Fly Corona was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight. A flight plan had not been filed.
The pilot reported that he was practicing a touch-and-go landing and was high, so he “pulled up on the controls.” He realized the airplane was about to stall and added power. The airplane turned left about 45 degrees, bounced once in the adjacent grass, and crossed a taxiway. The airplane subsequently impacted a hangar. The airplane’s engine section back to the firewall went through the closed hangar door. Both wings and the cabin area of the fuselage were badly bent and wrinkled.
Postaccident examination of the engine, airframe, and flight controls was performed by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector. No deficiencies were noted that would have precluded normal airplane operation. The flaps were in the full down position at the time of the accident.
AIRCRAFT: 1974 Cessna 150L, N11630, S/N 15075584
ENGINE(S): Continental O-200-A, S/N 253490
APPROXIMATE TOTAL HOURS (estimated from logbooks or other information):
ENGINES: 1,200 since overhaul (estimated) AIRFRAME: 8,835.2
EQUIPMENT: King KX-155, KI-208, Garmin GPS-150, Narco ADF-141, Garmin GTX-327
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: Aircraft crashed into metal hangar during go-around attempt
DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGES: Crushing of nose, wings & forward/middle fuselage
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT: Pearblossom, California
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in Corona, CA
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L, registration: N11630
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor.
On April 12, 2011, at 0853 Pacific daylight time, Cessna 150L, N11630, sustained substantial damage following loss of aircraft control and impact with a hangar door at Corona Municipal Airport (AJO), Corona, California. The private pilot received minor injuries and his passenger received serious injuries. Fly Corona was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight. A flight plan had not been filed.
The pilot stated that he was practicing a touch-and-go landing and was high, and close to a stall, so he applied power. The airplane turned left about 45 degrees, bounced once in the adjacent grass, and crossed a taxiway. The airplane subsequently impacted a hangar damaging the fuselage and wings.
