# Accident 19950313004759A: Cessna 150E, Visalia, CA, March 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1995, 15:45 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2894° N, 119.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2894&lon=-119.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6277T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6277T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 107 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950313004759A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED. PORPOISED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING. FAILED USE PROPER RECOVERY PROCEDURES.

## 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 LAX95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA131), Mar 13, 1995: Cessna 150E (N6277T), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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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