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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Woodlands, CA · February 24, 1986

Date
February 24, 1986 · 14:00 local
Place
Woodlands, CA
Airport
Watts
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6188K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA125
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total44 in this make and model11 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.

Solo student stalled before touchdown when attention was diverted. Landed hard on nose wheel causing collapse.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT STALLED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN WHEN ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED. LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL CAUSING COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

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