Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA232

HATTIESBURG, MS, USA

Aircraft #1

N7952G

CESSNA 150L

Analysis

DURING A FULL-FLAP APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT SAW THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING TO LAND LONG AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE BEGAN RETRACTING THE FLAPS AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A WEEDED AREA. DURING ROLLOUT, THE NOSEWHEEL ASS'Y COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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