19790420008069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Orchard Park, NY · April 20, 1979

Date
April 20, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Orchard Park, NY
Airport
Orchard Park
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10891
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DFJ14
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total38 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot allowed the aircraft to bounce and porpoise on landing. Nose gear damaged.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND PORPOISE ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.