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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Ann Arbor, MI · March 14, 1995

Date: March 14, 1995 · 19:13 local
Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63671
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA101
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N63671Registered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15077472 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Misjudged flair on night landing. Bounced porpoised. Tried go around. Exited runway. Elevator struck a sign. (-23) pilot stated nothing was wrong with aircraft, she flared about 10' too high. The stall warning horn came on & the aircraft hit the runway hard and bounced into the air. She then elected to go around & added power. The aircraft hit a "do not proceed sign" approximately 25 yds rt. Of the runway. This bent the empennage approximately 45 degrees of center.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED FLAIR ON NIGHT LANDING. BOUNCED PORPOISED. TRIED GO AROUND. EXITED RUNWAY. ELEVATOR STRUCK A SIGN. (-23) PILOT STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH AIRCRAFT, SHE FLARED ABOUT 10' TOO HIGH. THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON & THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. SHE THEN ELECTED TO GO AROUND & ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A "DO NOT PROCEED SIGN" APPROXIMATELY 25 YDS RT. OF THE RUNWAY. THIS BENT THE EMPENNAGE APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES OF CENTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnn Arbor, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were the airport sign and the night lighting conditions.Mar 15, 1995 · Substantial damage