# Accident 19911115053119A: Cessna 150M, Portmouth, VA, November 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7996° N, 76.4194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7996&lon=-76.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3072V) (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: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911115053119A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. WINDSHEAR WAS BLAMED. STUDENTS FIRST LANDING AT AIRPORT.

## 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 BFO92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA009), Nov 15, 1991: Cessna 150 (N3072V), Portsmouth, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE ATTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3072V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890716022421I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716022421I), Jul 16, 1989: Cessna 150M (N3072V), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Wing tip struck rudder and stabilizer of N66QT flying downwind to land. Seems N3072V flew across traffic pattern.

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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