# Accident 19960728020169A: Cessna 150M, Knightdale, NC, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7909° N, 78.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7909&lon=-78.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704WM-2011-12-28) (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: 22 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020169A

## Narrative

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

SECOND SOLO FLATED HIGH LANDED NOSE FIRST. PORPOISED. NO RECOVERY ATTEMPT. BUCKLED FUSELAGE AND BLEW NOSE TIRE.

## 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 MIA96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA196), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna 150M (N704WM), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing by applying power and slight nose up elevator input.

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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