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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Ridgeway, VA · March 22, 1988

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Date: March 22, 1988 · 15:15 local
Place: Ridgeway, VA
Airport: Pace
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63605
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15 total15 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N63605Registered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15077423 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot bounced on landing. Right wing struck runway. Nose gear collapsed. Aircraft veered left off runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED ON LANDING. RIGHT WING STRUCK RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY.