# Accident 19960905047389A: Cessna 150M, Boulder, CO, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0193° N, 105.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0193&lon=-105.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704QR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704QR-2018-05-31) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905047389A

## Narrative

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

(-16) STUDENT PILOT, SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08, BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 65 KNOTS, PILOT PULLED BACK ON YOKE AFTER REDUCING SPEED. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON YOKE, HIT RUNWAY AND BOUNCED, WENT AIRBORNE FOR AN UNDETERMINED DISTANCE, HIT RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING BOTH PROP BLADES AND FIREWALL. AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED ON ENGINE COWL COMING TO A STOP ON RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW96LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA376), Sep 5, 1996: Cessna 150M (N704QR), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the student pilot, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's lack of experience in the type (model) of aircraft.

## Other reports on N704QR (2)

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

- [Incident 19950815034959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815034959I), Aug 15, 1995: Cessna 150M (N704QR), Keensburg, CO. Thud in engine. Losing power. Landed in dirt field. NR2 cylinder rocker arm boss broke. Valve guide loose.
- [Accident 19930701021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701021509A), Jul 1, 1993: Cessna 150M (N704QR), Haswell, CO, Substantial damage. Lost radios and apparent low fuel. Landed on a road. Ran into ditch. Alternator had failed unrecognized by student.

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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