# Incident 19880814060259I: Cessna 150M, Palo Alto, CA, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 14:22 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 37 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814060259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING AND DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL. HE SAID VIBRATION DISTRACTED HIM.

## Other reports on N714SS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780919020089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919020089I), Sep 19, 1978: Cessna 150M (N714SS), Worcester, MA. Pilot became disoriented and made touch and goes at controlled airport without tower communication.
- [Accident 19770522013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522013029A), May 22, 1977: Cessna A150K (N714SS), Haverhill, MA, Substantial damage. Student plt flew solo in 1977 model Cessna, first time in acft, acft different fm other acft flown

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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