# Accident 19900621021929A: Cessna 150M, Chesapeake, VA, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 16:35 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7492° N, 76.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7492&lon=-76.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2937V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2937V-2003-07-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621021929A

## Narrative

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

PRE SOLO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DRIFTED LEFT CENTERLINE ON FLARE. CFI TRIED CORRECT. STUDENT FROZE. LANDED HARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA059), Jun 21, 1990: Cessna 150 (N2937V), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS (CFI AND STUDENT PILOT) TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE WAS A FACTOR,…

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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